Stahly, Delmar L. (1910-2003)

Newton Kansan obituary: 2003 July 3 p. 12; 2003 July 8 p. 2

Birth date: 1910 Oct 1

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2003 Aug 25 p. 8

text of obituary:

DELMAR L. STAHLY

Delmar L. Stahly, 92, of North Newton, Kan., died July 1, 2003, of natural causes.

Stahly worked for Mennonite Central Committee in Akron, Pa., for more than 25 years. After helping to establish Prairie View Health Center, a mental health facility near Newton, he served MCC as director of Mennonite Mental Health Services, Mennonite Disaster Service and Menno Housing.

During World War II, he served in several states under Civilian Public Service. Through MCC, he worked in postwar relief and reconstruction in Italy and Hungary.

Stahly graduated from Bluffton (Ohio) College in 1933 with a degree in chemistry, and from Carlock (Ill.) High School in 1928.

He served on the advisory council of the Lancaster County (Pa.) Program for the Aging, and provided volunteer income tax assistance to elderly residents. He also volunteered at the Kauffman Museum in North Newton. He was a member of Bethel College Mennonite Church in North Newton, and a 40-year member of Bethel Mennonite Church of Lancaster, Pa.

An avid reader, his interests included used books, word and card games, genealogy, theology and current issues affecting the church.

Stahly was born near Danvers, Ill., to Ulysses S. and Bertha Blough Stahly. In 1951, he married Luella Goering, who died in 2001.

Surviving are two sons, Gregory of Lancaster, Pa., and Jerold of Atmore, Ala.; a daughter, Yvonne Alwes of Lexington, Ky; a brother, Forrest of Bloomington, Ill.; and two granddaughters.

He was preceded in death by three brothers, Eldon, Gerald and Harry; and a sister, Alma Hamilton.