Obituary of Christopher Strycharz

Christopher Strycharz, 83, of Lawrenceville, passed away on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at Capital Health Regional Medical Center, Trenton. Born in Trenton, NJ, he was a lifelong Trenton area resident. He is a retiree of Princeton University, where he was employed as a security guard for many years. Christopher was a soccer coach in Lawrence Twp. in the 1970’s and was a proud member of AA, recently celebrating 48 years of sobriety. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend who will be dearly missed. Son of the late Leon and Mary Dziemboska Strycharz; he is survived by his wife Betty Phillips; his son Christopher Strycharz, two daughters and one son-in-law Jill Strycharz and her partner Mike Ceresina, and Layne Gambol and her husband Robert with whom he resided; two grandchildren Krysti Michalak and her husband Kyle, and David O’Keefe; one great-granddaughter Rylee Michalak; two sisters Doris Marion and Julie Fennimore; his former spouse and close friend JoAnn Strycharz; many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 1, 2021 at 2PM at Poulson & Van Hise Funeral Directors, 650 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648. Interment will be held privately. The viewing for Christopher will be held on Monday afternoon from 1-2PM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital www.stjude.org