Donald Stangle Jr.
1960 - 2019
Obituary
Donald Joseph Stangle Jr., 58, died
March 19, 2019, at his residence. He was born June 24, 1960, in
Marion, the son of Dr. Don Stangle Sr. and Dorotha Joanne Braden.
He lived in Peabody until he started
first grade, when the family moved to Newton. In 1966, they moved to
their family home on Normandy Road. Don was an accomplished artist
and enjoyed doing portraits and sharing his art. He was a social
person and enjoyed gatherings with neighbors and family. He also had
a passion for baseball and was an avid New York Yankees fan. He could
often be found on the golf course enjoying his time.
Don's latest job was working in the
landscaping industry in Wichita.
He is survived by his mother, Dorotha
Joanne of Newton; sisters, Deena Stangle of California and Debra and
Perry Vetter of North Dakota; niece, Braden; nephew, Nicholas; and a
host of cousins and friends.
Don is preceded in death by his father;
his brother, Doug Stangle; and grandparents, Clarke and Vesta (Barr)
Braden and Oliver and Fay Emily (McCallister) Stangle.
A celebration and memorial of Don's
life will be 11 a.m. Friday (April 19, 2019) at Trinity Heights
United Methodist Church in Newton, with Pastor Donna Voteau
presiding. Private family interment will take place in Greenwood
Cemetery Newton.
Memorials are suggested to Caring Hands
Humane Society in care of Petersen Funeral Home.
