KATHLEEN STAHL Obituary

STAHL (Hackett), Kathleen Shea

December 16, 1942-January 22, 2021

Kathleen "Butchy" Stahl passed away peacefully on the evening of January 22nd after a long battle with dementia. She was born in Dayton, Ohio, to Mary Catherine "Kay" (Shea) Hackett and Francis K. "Dutch" Hackett, the youngest of their 4 children. As a young girl, she relocated to Springfield, Ohio, where she became the 8th of 10 children of Kay and Fred Grim. The family became known as the Gracketts and they became an exceptionally tight-knit clan.

Butchy attended Catholic Central High School, where she met Charles Richard "Dick" Stahl Jr. They married on October 3, 1960, and had 4 children. Kathleen worked in education most of her life, working as a Teacher's Aide in Orange County, New York, and then moving to Fort Wayne, Indiana, and working in the admissions office at Indiana Institute of Technology, where she graduated with her BS in Business Administration with a 4.0 GPA in 1993. After her retirement, Butchy loved spending time at their condo in Florida. She especially enjoyed visits by family and friends.

Butchy was predeceased by her parents; her sisters, Patricia G. Singer (the late Robert) and Jane H. Roth (the late Raymond); and her brother, Tobin Grim (the late Janet). She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Charles Stahl; her children, Kathleen S. Oppel (Fred), Charles R. "Chip" Stahl III, Sheila J. Stahl Butler (Brad) and Douglas M. Stahl. She is also survived by her 12 grandchildren: Christopher, Mary Claire, Patrick, Michela, Chris, Lydia, Erin, Lilah, Holly, Ava, Sophia and Hannah, and great-grandchildren, Walker and Rhowan. Butchy is also survived by her siblings, Jacqueline G. Del Medico (Vincent), Patricia H. Taylor (the late Thomas), Peter Hackett (Sandra), Douglas Grim (Patricia), Carrie G. Merritt (the late Thomas) and Mollie G. Beatty (William).

A Funeral/Celebration of Life will be scheduled when it is safe for all to travel and gather. It will take place in Springfield, Ohio. If you are so inclined, donations can be made to the Alzheimer's Research Foundation, 620 Sea Island Rd.,

Suite 288, St. Simons Island, GA 31522. https://www.alzheimersresearchfoundation.com/make-a-donation/ or Catholic Central High School, 1200 E. High Street, Springfield, OH 45505, https://ccirish.org/support/. We thank you for being a part of Butchy's amazing life. We are all blessed to have been loved by her.

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Published by Springfield News Sun on Jan. 31, 2021.

Memories and Condolences
for KATHLEEN STAHL

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Lee MacSorley

January 25, 2022

I´m so sorry for your loss. Please accept my condolences. I am saddened to hear of Kathleen´s passing. I attended Indiana Tech in the 80´s and have fond memories of her. She was a kind soul and sure to be missed by many.

Don and Dee Koritnik

July 22, 2021

Our condolences for the passing of Kathy. We have fond memories of many nights on the St. Joe River spent with the Stahls at River Bend evenings and all the Yacht Club festivities! Your Superbowl parties were a great way to celebrate the passing of another football season. We wish we lived closer so that we, too, could celebrate participate in the celebration of Butchy's life. We will keep her in our memories and in our prayers.

Norma Friedman

February 14, 2021

I am so sorry for your family's loss. Kathleen was such a bright spot at Indiana Tech. If you bumped into her on the campus, your day just got brighter. She was a beautiful soul inside and out! In my tradition, we say, "May her memory be for a blessing."

James and Barbara Marasia

February 3, 2021

We met Kathleen later in life and knew her as a woman who was full of life and love. She loved being with people, eating together and just having fun, she had a wonderful laugh. We will miss her.

February 2, 2021

What a delightful person. Kathleen was instrumental in moving Indiana Tech through some very difficult years. She changed so many lives by encouraging students to accept the challenges of higher education. She loved her work and the people she came into contact with loved her. I feel very fortunate to have worked with her for so many years. Dick, Mary Janet and I will remember you, your family and Kathleen in our prayers. Alzheimer’s is a dreadful disease and now she is at peace. Don and Mary Janet Andorfer.

Bill Tady

February 1, 2021

First and for most, I am sorry for your loss. You do not know me and when I read your Moms OBT I was wondering if we are related. My Grandmother was Sevilla B Grim Tady who had a brother named Fred. I remember as a child Grandma's sister, Blanch talked about a Lottie Staul. I was from Cleveland, Oh before I retired from the Navy. Just wondering if we have some connection. I now live in Russia, Oh.

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