Obituary: Stephen Bartow Strang Jr.

Longtime Meeker rancher Bart Strang, 81, died Dec. 3, 2009, at Pioneers Medical Center in Meeker.
Stephen Bartow “Bart” Strang was born on June 7, 1928, in New Hope, Pa., to Stephen B. Strang and Ellen (Lathrop) Strang. Bart spent his early years in Bucks County, Pa., and at the age of 8 moved with his family to Ralston Creek Ranch near Golden, Colo. The remote location of the ranch necessitated home schooling for Bart…