David A. ‘Dave’ StookeyDavid A. "Dave" Stookey, 79, of Leesburg, passed away at 6:57 a.m. June 24, 2022, at his home.
He was born on Sept. 16, 1942, in Portland, to Kendall B. and Glenna D. Wood Stookey.
He graduated in 1960 from Portland High School, 1964 from Ball State University in Muncie with his bachelor’s degree and received his master’s degree in 1966 from Indiana University in Bloomington. He was married on Aug. 23, 1964, in Wanamaker, to Linda K. Noffke, who survives. He was a teacher for the Wawasee Community School Corporation for 35 years, having primarily taught at North Webster and Milford Schools. He moved to the Leesburg/North Webster area in 1964 from Muncie. Along with his love for teaching, he passionately coached track and cross country for 58 years.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church in North Webster, 50+ year member of the Masonic Lodge in Cromwell and volunteered at many school activities. He loved kids in the classroom and on the field, making relationships with them and invested his entire life to helping them succeed to their greatest potential. His family was his greatest joy and he particularly loved his time and relationship with each of his four incredible grandchildren. In his younger years he enjoyed running and participating in all distance races including marathons. For all those he loved and supported he would say, “Go Go Go.”
He is survived by wife, Linda Stookey, of Leesburg; son, Eric (Amy) Stookey, of Lakeland, Tenn.; daughter, Lisa (James) McAdam, of Coventry, R.I.; four grandchildren: Evan and Delaney Stookey and Macy and Owen McAdam; brother, Robert (Sue) Stookey, of Huntington Beach, Calif.
He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Phyllis Baumgartner.
Visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29 at Owen Family Funeral Home, Ind. 13 and CR 500N, North Webster. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 30 at the United Methodist Church, 7822 E. Epworth Forest Road, North Webster, with Pastor Paul Rogers officiating. Burial will be in the Mock Addition of the North Webster Cemetery.
Preferred memorials may be given to the The Coach David Stookey Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Kosciusko County Community Foundation, 102 E. Market St., Warsaw, IN 46580.
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