Funeral Services for Michael Stangl, formerly of Manning, were held on Tuesday December 18, 2007, at the Iowa Veterans Home Chapel. Internment was in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Marshalltown, Iowa.

Mitchell Family Funeral Home of Marshalltown is in charge of arrangements. There will be no visitation. Online condolences can be left at www.mitchellfh.com.

Michael Arved, son of Arved and Mary (McGrath) Stangl was born July 1, 1952, in Carroll, Iowa. Mike was a graduate of Manning High School, class of 1971. After graduation, he served in the United States Air Force for 5 years as a camera repair specialist. During this time he was stationed in South Carolina, Colorado, and Hawaii.

After leaving the service, he was employed by the Des Moines Register as a district paper manager, serving an area of southwest Iowa that included Manning. As a former paper carrier, Mike brought a wealth of experience to the carriers that he supervised during this time. After leaving the Register, he pursued a variety of business opportunities, including motel management in Florida, and managing a catering service in Marshalltown. At the time of his death, Mike was employed by the Marshalltown Times-Republican.

Mike died of complications from liver disease, on Thursday December 13, 2007, at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown, Iowa.

Mike was preceded in death by his parents; brother John in 1979; uncle & aunt Ralph and Lorraine McGrath; aunt & uncle Helen and Ray Pratt; and uncle Robert (Bob) McGrath.

He is survived by his three children, Colin (Rogers, MN), Stephanie (St. Louis, MO) and Samantha (Iowa City, IA) and his long time friend Sherry Laughton; his sisters, Cathie (Eilderts), Teresa (Walker), brothers Tom and David; brothers-in-law Allan Eilderts and Doug Walker; sister-in-law Diane, and nephew and nieces Ashley Eilderts, Elizabeth, Catherine, William and Alexandra Walker, Lindsay Valenty, and Madison Stangl.

Donations may be made in Mike's name to the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown.