Richard Stolfus Sr.
April 17, 1945 ~ December 29, 2012
Richard 'Dick' Allen Stolfus Sr. age 67 of Lawler, Iowa died Saturday evening, December 29, 2012, at his home.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 3, 2013, at Trinity Lutheran Church, New Hampton with Rev. Kevin Frey officiating. Private family interment will be held at a later date.
John Kraft, Colton Kraft, Gatlin Kraft, John Huber, Richard Stolfus and Michael Stolfus will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Archie Trower and John Rosonke. Full military honors will be conducted by the New Hampton American Legion and VFW.
Friends may greet the family 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home in New Hampton. Visitation continues an hour prior to the service at the church on Thursday.
Richard 'Dick' Allen Stolfus Sr. was born April 17, 1945, in New Hampton, IA, the son of Herbert 'Barney' and Ella Mae (Ingalls) Stolfus. He received his education in New Hampton. In 1965, he was inducted into the United States Army and served in Vietnam. He was honorably discharged in September of 1967. On March 20, 1967, at Trinity Lutheran Church in New Hampton he married the love of his life, Diane Munson. To this union two sons were born, Richard Jr. and Michael. Dick worked for over 41 years at the former Supersweet Feeds Company in New Hampton. Dick considered himself a simple man who worked hard and enjoyed his family and the outdoors. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and could be found outside at anytime of the year.
Survivors include his wife of over 45 years, Diane; two sons, Richard (Marilou) Stolfus of Lawler and Michael (Elmar) Stolfus of Ft. Irwin, CA; three grandchildren, Elijah Stolfus, Jaden Stolfus and Angel Marie Stolfus; his mother-in-law, Betty Munson of New Hampton; one brother, Edward (Val) Stolfus of Sumner; two sisters, Janice Hesse of Sumner and Darise (Jim) Donat of Maynard; four sisters-in-law, Helen Stolfus of Fredericksburg, Linda Stolfus of New Hampton, Joan Stolfus of UT and Shirley Stolfus of FL; one aunt, Betty Ingalls of New Hampton.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and four brothers, Lowell Stolfus, Lyle Stolfus, Herbert Stolfus and Loren Stolfus.
Larry Marcia lit a candle in memory of Richard A. Stolfus Sr.
Sorry to hear of Richards passing. His family will be in our prayers. Cliff and Marjorie Kolthoff
My big brother, Dickie, took me to school for my first day of kindergarten. He also spent lots of time with me growing up. I recently thought of him the day we had the big snowstorm–he would build the greatest snow forts in our front yard! My memories of him are a treasure.
Our deepest sympathy to Richard’s family.