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     Christy Marie Brosius was born circa 1975.¹ She was the daughter of William J. Brosius and Shirley Grace Smeltz.¹ Christy Marie Brosius died on 31 March 1975, Harrisburg Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA.¹

     Alma Arlene Brosius was born on 3 July 1924.¹ She was the daughter of Jay Adam Brosius and Lydia Catherine Willier.¹ Alma Arlene Brosius married Mark Samuel Stroup, son of Samuel Stroup and Anna Woll, on 1 February 1947, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.² Alma Arlene Brosius died on 5 December 1971, Polyclinic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 47.¹
Newspaper obituary:
Mrs. Mark Stroup
GRATZ - Mrs. Alma A. Stroup, 47, died Sunday at Polyclinic Hospital. She was a member of Simeons United Lutheran Church.
Surviving are her husband, Mark S. Stroup; a son, Randolph M. and daughter, Sally L., both of Gratz; her father, Jay Brosious of Gratz; two sisters, Mrs. Thomas Hartman of Gratz and Mrs.
Lester Maurer of Klingerstown; a brother, William J. Brosious of Halifax; and a step-sister, Mrs. Orville Daniel of Gratz.
Private services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Simeons United Lutheran Church. Rev. Robert P. Logan, her pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Gratz Union Cemetery.
There will be no viewing.
The Patriot-News, December 6, 1971, Page 3.³
She was buried at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.^4,3

     Mark Samuel Stroup was born on 21 November 1922, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.^1,2 He was the son of Samuel Stroup and Anna Woll.² Mark Samuel Stroup married Alma Arlene Brosius, daughter of Jay Adam Brosius and Lydia Catherine Willier, on 1 February 1947, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.¹ Mark Samuel Stroup died on 4 December 2017, UPMC Pinnacle Community Osteopathic Hospital, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, PA, at age 95.²
Funeral home obituary:
Mark S. Stroup
November 21, 1922 - December 4, 2017
Mark S Stroup, age 95, of Gratz, passed away Monday, December 4, 2017 at , UPMC Pinnacle Community Osteopathic Hospital, Harrisburg.
He was born on Tuesday, November 21, 1922, in Gratz, a son of the late Samuel Stroup and the late Anna Woll Stroup.
Mark served in the US Navy during World War II.
He was a truck driver throughout his life, retiring from ABF. During his retirement Mark enjoyed caring for harness horses at the Gratz Fairgrounds.
He was a member of Simeon United Lutheran Church, Gratz.
Mark was also a lifetime member of VFW Post 2385 of Gratz,
He was preceded in death by his wife Alma A Brosius Stroup; and by two sisters Orpha Harris and Ruth Ney.
He is survived by a son, Randolph M Stroup and his wife Teri of Lykens; a daughter, Sally L Stroup of Harrisburg; two grandsons, Matthew R Stroup of Danbury, CT and Ryan A Stroup and his wife Stacie of Palmyra; a granddaughter, Lauren E Stroup of Mechanicsburg; a great grandson, Joshua Stroup; a great granddaughter, Emily Stroup; and several nieces and nephews.
Private graveside services will be held at the convenience of the family at Union Cemetery, Gratz, with Rev. Gregory Lindsey officiating.
Memorial contributions can be made to VFW Post 2385, 424 Spectown Road, Lykens PA 17048.
Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, is in charge of arrangements.

Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com.²
He was buried at Simeon United Lutheran Church Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, PA.^2,3

     Samuel Stroup married Anna Woll.¹

     Anna Woll married Samuel Stroup.¹