Walter James Stoll

1932 - 2022

Walter James Stoll

1932 - 2022

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BORN

1932

DIED

2022

Walter Stoll Obituary

Name: Graveside service for Walter James Stoll
Start: 2022-12-21T18:00:00.000Z
Location: Utah Veterans Memorial Park Cemetery

Published by Legacy Remembers on Dec. 16, 2022.

Walter James Stoll passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, December 14, 2022. Jim was born November 17th, 1932 to Walter Louis and Hertha Bischoff Stoll. He is preceded in death by his parents and his younger brother George. He was married in the Salt Lake LDS Temple to Avon Joan Phillipps in 1958. Avon passed in 2015. Jim married Geraldine Campbell in 2018, Gerry brought him love and companionship. We appreciate Gerry and her family Lori and Steve and grandchildren for loving our Dad and looking after his well-being.

He is survived by his 5 Children, David (Lisa), Brent (Camille), Jolyn Bateman Stoll (Tony Bateman, deceased), George (Penni), Boni & Suzanne Poh, 18 grandchildren & 18 great grandchildren.

Dad loved serving. Temple, Indexing, History and translating German to English, up to his 90th birthday. Loved Coke, Costco, and Hershey’s bars with almonds. He was generous, witty, and loved to talk to strangers in restaurants and shopping lines. He will be greatly missed and left a lasting legacy of LOVE AND SERVICE.

Funeral Services will be held Monday, December 19, 2022 at 10:00 AM at an LDS Church 11251 South 2700 West South Jordan, Utah with a viewing one hour prior 9:00 to 9:45AM. Interment will be at Utah Veterans Memorial Park Cemetery 17111 South Camp Williams Road Bluffdale, Utah.

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March 17, 2025

bette ischoff Kingston posted to the memorial.

January 18, 2023

Diane Matson posted to the memorial.

December 19, 2022

Richard Davis posted to the memorial.

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bette ischoff Kingston

March 17, 2025

jIM WAS MY COUSIN AND i AM SHOCKED THAT NO ONE LET ME KNOW ABOUT HIS PASSING. i AM SO VERY SORRY -- HIS MOTHER AND MY FATHERS WERE SISTER AND BROTHER. HE WAS A GREAT PERSON,, COUSIN, AND FRIEND. NEVER AGAIN WOULD YOU MEET A PERSON SO WELL READ ON HIS SCRIPTURS AND HAVING A WONDERFUL FAMILY AND EVERYONE WAS HIS FRIEND. wE SHALL SEE HIM AGAIN WHEN I GO THROUGH THE RAINBOW. I TRULY LOVED HIM AND HAD MANY MEMORIES AS CHILDREN.

Diane Matson

January 18, 2023

Elder Stoll served down the aisle from me and was always cheerful. He greeted me by name and enjoyed working on projects. I miss seeing him and hope his family is proud that he served a faithful mission and contributed much to our work.

Richard Davis

December 19, 2022

Jim was Elder Stoll for the six years I knew him at the Church History Department. However, in private, it was simply Jim. We worked along-side each other in cataloging Church records in the Church Archives. He had a natural gift for organizing and insight. He loved to read about Church History and Doctrine, and that showed in the knowledge of what he was indexing. He would stop and read many of the documents in the collections to the point where I would have to kindly urge him on, "There is more to do," or, "We have twenty more boxes in the Records Center we have to get through!!!" However, we would start many days engaged in our "High Priest" talks, spending time trying to solve all the unsolvable mysteries of the kingdom.

I was his supervisor, as a full-time employee. I was his junior by nearly 25 years. He would kid around that I was the boss, and he was the "private", and he would do whatever I wanted or whatever was needing to be done. I knew very well that he was a retired Army Colonel, but his humility in serving a mission, and doing some very tedious work, showed that he was truly serving our Lord and Savior, and doing it -- not for himself -- but for the Lord and for those in the future (even if the records probably would never be seen by anyone ever again).

I loved those talks with Jim. I loved getting to know him, and to know his belief in the Savior Jesus Christ and His Church. It made retiring early, shortly after I turned 64, one of the hardest things for me. We talked about it many times. We even made a pact, that when I retired, he would leave as well. However, we were looking at me retiring at 65 or so, so when I sprung my early retirement on him it was right after he had told the mission he would work for another year or so. I asked him if he was going to tell them he would quit sooner, and true to form, he said he'd keep working. After I left at the end of September, things just didn't go well for Elder Stoll, and he really didn't put in much time, from what I was told. I guess, as we had agreed, we both ended our service at the Church when we wanted to -- nearly together, at the same time. . ..

Bob and Sheri Rowberry

December 18, 2022

Jim was our ministering brother for many years and became our good friend. We will miss him greatly. His deep sense of respect for the gospel of Jesus Christ and his very intellectual way of finding humor in life♥ he taught us many beautiful lessons love you Jim♥