James “Jim” E. Stahly, 79, of Warsaw, Indiana, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Lutheran Hospital Fort Wayne, Indiana.
James (Jim) Edward Stahly, 79, of Warsaw, passed away on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at
Lutheran Hospital Fort Wayne. He will forever be remembered as a gentle and
kind-hearted man who loved IU basketball (his IU sweatshirt bearing the proof of this
love), his family, and finishing text messages with his favorite green heart emoji.
Born in Warsaw, IN on November 8,1943 to Velma Stahly, Jim is survived by his
children, Shelly (Mark) Aker (Stahly) and Jason Stahly, by his step children, Duane
Davis, Greg (Tonya) Davis, Jennifer Lease (Davis), and Dale (Krista) Davis, thirteen
grandchildren, and thirteen great grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his mother,
his wife, Sharon Stahly, and his son, Mike Stahly.
Jim was a member of the Warsaw Masonic Lodge #73 and recently received a 50-Year
Award of Gold for his service to the fraternity. He was also a member of the Elks Lodge,
and he served as a Journeyman Layout Man for over forty years at RR Donnelley.
There he met Sharon, his loving wife of thirty-one years. Together they hosted family
holidays, traveled, and tackled home projects small and large for themselves and
others. Jim also served his community through meal delivery for Kosciusko Community
Senior Services.
Lovingly nicknamed Jimbo by his children, he loved tools and his collection could rival
that of most hardware stores. This came in handy during his younger years when he
could be found wrenching on motorcycles for his oldest son’s weekend motocross
races. Recent shopping trips with Jimbo for gadgets and tools will always bring warm
memories and smiles to our faces.
Jim rarely missed Margarita Sunday lunches with family. He also enjoyed a good Rob
Roy and sitting lakeside on Lake Tippy with a Piña Colada. Though soft-spoken, his
competitive side came alive when playing cards, dominoes, and marbles. He enjoyed
collecting coins, magnets, keychains, and paperweights, and his grandchildren thought
this was so cool.
Jim was proud of his family and was always ready to lend a hand. He will be dearly
missed. Having wanted to read and approve of his obituary, we hope this send off would
have made him proud of himself and what he meant to our family.
Visitation will be held from 4:00-7:00PM on Wednesday, March 8 at McHatton-Sadler
Funeral Home, Warsaw. The funeral service will take place on Thursday, March 9 at
1:00PM. Pastor Dereck Fields will be officiating the service. Jim will be laid to rest in
Leesburg Cemetery.
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