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Herbert Wade Clements; born 06 Dec 1907, and died 13 Sep 1995 in St. Joseph Co. IN. Buried at Highland Cemetery. He was the son of David Hatton Clements and Hannah Olive Masterson. He married Ethel Dude Schell 20 Aug 1925 in St. Joseph. Co. IN She was born 20 Aug 1907 in Indianapolis, IN, and died 27 Feb 1987 in South Bend, St. Joseph Co. IN. She was the daughter of Isaac Noah Shell and Szabie L. Etchison.

Strasser's come from the village Strass near Ulm. The village goes back to the Limes Road of the Roman empire. A thousand years ago there lived a half dozen families without last names in the village. They were owned by Cloister Elching and a dramatic event around AD 1000 gave them freedom and a name .They moved down the Danube, up the Nekar and spread across Franconia. Out of about. 40 there are now 12-13000 today across the world.
What does the Strasser name mean?
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): topographic name for someone living by a main street or highway, from Middle High German strasse, German Strasse ?street?, ?road?.
Slovenian: phonetically Germanized spelling of Slovenian Stra?ar, occupational name for a sentinel, from an agent derivative of stra?a ?watch?, ?guard?, ?sentry?.