In Loving Memory
Putt-Putt
1924 - 2005
Funeral Service
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2005, 10:30 AMOfficiating REVEREND ANDREW HOFFMANN
SACRED HEART CHURCH, MANNING, IOWA
Recorded Music "How GREAT THOU ART" "AMAZING GRACE"
Interment SACRED HEART CEMETERY, MANNING, IOWA
Casketbearers DAVE GRUNDMEIER, RON SCHILLING, FRANK WEGNER, SAM MUSFELDT, LONNIE GRAU, CURTIS GRIMM
Honorary Casketbearers JOE SONKSEN, JOE HENDERSON, EMMETT MULLEN
THE FAMILY WISHES TO EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE FOR YOUR KINDNESS EVIDENCED IN THOUGHT, WORD, AND DEED, AND INVITES YOU TO JOIN THEM FOR LUNCH AND FELLOWSHIP AT PAT STAHL'S HOUSE AT 417 ELM STREET FOLLOWING THE COMMITTAL SERVICE.
DRIVERS IN A FUNERAL PROCESSION MUST TURN ON VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS, DRIVE IN A CLOSE FORMATION AND BE ALERT.
Kenneth John Stahl
Kenneth John "Putt-Putt", son of Labert Julius and Hazel (Foster) Stahl, was born July 25, 1924, at Manning, Iowa. Putt-Putt was a deaf-mute and graduated from the Iowa School For The Deaf where he was subsequently employed for a number of years. He then worked with Priebe & Sons Hatchery and other produce markets in Denison and Carroll. Putt-Putt also helped with maintenance at Sacred Heart Church where he was a member.
Putt-Putt enjoyed doing crossword puzzles, driving his car and watching and attending any sporting event, particularly Manning High School football and basketball.
After suffering a fall in his home, Putt-Putt became a resident of the Manning Plaza Nursing Home in Manning, Iowa, in January of 2005, and died there on Friday, August 12, 2005. He was 81 years and 18 days of age.
Besides his parents, Putt-Putt was preceded in death by a sister Phyllis Henderson; two brothers Leslie Stahl and Labert "Bud" Stahl Jr. and a brother-in-law Leonard Frahm.
He is survived by his sister Shirley Frahm of Raeford, NC; a sister-in-law Patricia Stahl of Manning; a brother-in-law Joseph Henderson of Escondito, CA; and nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
A Bright New World