David Stookey — UPDATED
David A. “Dave” Stookey, 79, Leesburg, died at 6:57 a.m. June 24, 2022, at his home. He was born Sep. 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, Muncie, with his bachelor’s degree, and from Indiana University, Bloomington, with his master’s degree in 1966. He was married 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 and 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, North Webster, a 50-plus-years member of the Masonic Lodge, Cromwell and volunteered at many school activities. He loved kids in the classroom and on the field, enjoyed 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 his wife, Linda Stookey, Leesburg; his son, Eric (Amy) Stookey, Lakeland, Tenn.; his daughter, Lisa (James) McAdam, Coventry, R.I.; four grandchildren, Evan and Delaney Stookey and Macy and Owen McAdam; and his brother, Robert (Sue) Stookey, Huntington Beach, Calif.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and sister, Phyllis Baumgartner.
Visitation will be from 2-7 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at Owen Family Funeral Home, SR 13 and CR 500N, North Webster. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 30, 2022, 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. To send condolences to the family of Dave Stookey, please visit www.titusfuneralhome.com