Meade-Strausbaugh, Gale Ann, age 50, of New Lebanon, passed away on Monday, December, 26, 2011. Gale was a graduate of Fairmont West High School. She was a long time nanny to many children over the years and she was a great and avid animal lover. Gale is survived by her husband: Alan Strausbaugh; mother: Betty Lawson; step father: Robert Lawson; sisters: Tina Lawson, Tammy Warner, Christy McIntosh; brother: Timothy McIntosh; uncles: Kenny & Mike Stepp; aunt: Debby Cooper Stepp; step grandfather: Glen Carpenter; nephews: Dustin Seyersdahl & Dylan Slayton; and numerous nieces, family members and loving friends. She was preceded in death by her father: Frank McIntosh; maternal grandmother; Ruth Stepp Carpenter; and maternal grandfather; Shirlie Stepp. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, December 30, 2011 at Newcomer Funeral Home (South Chapel), 3940 Kettering Blvd., Kettering. Interment will follow the service at Davids Cemetery in Kettering. The family will be receiving friends at the funeral home on Friday morning from 10:00 A.M. until time of services.