Dale L. Stroup, 80, of Chicora died at 11:39 p.m. Sunday at Butler Memorial Hospital after a short illness.

Born in Liggit, near Fairview, Jan. 6, 1926, he was the son of Earl and Beryl Hepler Stroup.

He was a World War II Air Force veteran and retired from the Koppers Co., in Petrolia after 30 years.

Mr. Stroup enjoyed hunting, fishing and gardening.

He is survived by his wife, Florence Morrison Stroup, whom he married April 18, 1947; two daughters, Dr. Shelley Gaskin, Ph.D. and her husband, Dr. Fred Gaskin, Ph.D., and Tracey Stroup, all of Los Angeles, Calif.; a son, Austin Bruce Stroup and his wife, Cheryl Ripper Stroup, of Missoula, Mont.; and a grandson, Dylan Stroup of Missoula.

He also is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Ben (Alice) Morrow of Fenelton, Marilyn Perdum of Butler and Thelma Fennell of Chicora; and several nieces and nephews.

His brother, Thomas V. Stroup, died Aug. 7, 2006.

<B>STROUP </B>— Friends of Dale L. Stroup, who died Sunday, Aug. 6, 2006, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the <B>STEIGHNER FUNERAL HOME</B>, 111 E. Slippery Rock St., Chicora. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev. Sherry Cook, pastor of the United Methodist Church of Fenelton, officiating. Burial will be at the Bear Creek Cemetery, Petrolia.