Stanley Studer age 78 of Mankato died Tuesday, October 17, 2006.
Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, October 23, 2006 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Mankato with Rev. Richard Colletti officiating. Visitation will be from 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, October 22, 2006 at Mankato Mortuary with a 4:30 p.m. prayer service. Visitation will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday. Burial will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 24, 2006 in St. Marys Catholic Cemetery in Lake City, Minnesota. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to School Sisters of Notre Dame, St. Johns the Baptist Catholic Church or to an organization of the donors choice.
Stanley was born May 7, 1928 in Wesley, Iowa to Julius P. and Caroline F. (Wingert) Studer. He graduated from St. Lawrence Seminary in Fond du Lac, WI in 1946. He served in the Korean Conflict, stationed in Tokyo, Japan from 1951-1953. He was united in marriage to Mary Therese Willette on May 2, 1953 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Easton, MN. Stanley worked as a Lab/X-ray Technician in Blue Earth, Winnebago and Lake City hospitals. He attended Sacred Heart Hospital X-ray School in Eau Claire, WI, graduating in 1971. He moved to Mankato, where he was employed at ISJ Hospital as an x-ray technologist from 1971-1993, where he was known as "Stan the X-ray Man". He was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and was a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity and VINE. He enjoyed reading, fishing and singing and participated in St. Johns Church Choir, Summit Center Chorus, and Realife Reds.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Therese Studer of Mankato; six children, Marian (Gary) Carpenter of Canyon, TX, Joette (Ron) Gillett of Buffalo City, WI, Neysa (David) Ellgren of Maple Grove, MN, Jennifer (David) Pfeffer of Mankato, Theresa Marquez of Fayetteville, AR, Peter (Sandra) Studer of West Orange, NJ; eleven grandsons; five granddaughters; three great-grandchildren; six sisters, Madeline Studer, SSND, Virginia (Bill) Orthel, Carol Elmore, Kathleen (Bienve) Perez, Margaret Studer, Rose Marie Studer; four brothers, Cletus Studer, Philip (Rosa Lee) Studer, Steven (Hope) Studer, Gerald (Mary Ann) Studer; many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Stanley was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Susan in 1967; sister, Rita SSND; and two brothers, Vincent and Marvin.