James R. Stricker

IN MEMORY OF: James R. Stricker Serving Location: CRAIN FUNERAL HOME – CAPE GIRARDEAU 829 North West End Boulevard, Cape Girardeau, Missouri James R. Stricker, 94 of Cape Girardeau, passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at the Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He was born April 18, 1929 to Raymond Carl and Norma (Blackburn) Stricker in Cincinnati, Ohio. Jim was married to the love of his life, Betty and she preceded him in death. Jim graduated from Ohio State University in 1952 and this is where he met his wife, Elizabeth AKA Betty. Jim served in the United States Army after graduation. Upon honorable discharge, he worked as a hospital pharmacist in Columbus, Ohio. Afterward, Jim went on to get his MBA in Hospital Administration from the University of Chicago. He went to work as an Assistant Administrator in several locations and then came to Southeast Hospital in 1968 to work as the Administrator. Jim and Betty traveled to Nepal as a missionary for the United Mission to Nepal, where Jim helped to build and supply what is the now the largest hospital in Nepal. They later moved to California where he went to work as an Administrator for a church based long-term care facility. Upon retirement, he and Betty transitioned to life in a travel trailer and spent 14 years traveling, both US and abroad, while wintering in Arizona. After living in Boise, Idaho, they moved back to Cape Girardeau in 2013 and settled in the Chateau Girardeau. Survivors include his children, David (Kim) Stricker, Nancy (Keith) Huckstep, and Jane Stricker, Grandchildren, Eric Stricker, Hilary Hill, Sarah Beggs, Brian Huckstep, Spencer Scudder, Solomon Koester, and Rowan Harvey, and several great-grandchildren. Visitation for James R Stricker will be held Sunday, June 4, 2023 from 3:00 PM until 4:00 PM at Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral Services will be held Sunday, June 4, 2023 at 4:00 PM at Crain Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau with Adelaide Parsons officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri. In lieu of flowers, the family requests with gratitude that memorials be made to Samaritan’s Purse, PO Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607 www.samaritanspurse.org. Memorial contribution envelopes will be available at funeral home. Arrangements have been entrusted to Crain Funeral Home.

James R. Stricker

April 18, 1929 - May 31, 2023