Harlan S. STILLE

STILLE, CROTHERS, REINIG, GRIFFIN, PIPER, GARFIN

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 3/12/2011 at 13:23:01

March 25, 1928 --- February 23, 2011

Harlan S. Stille, 82, of Mason City, Iowa, formerly of Bemidji, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, at the Grace Evangelical Free Church, 440 N. Illinois Ave., with the Rev. Scott Davis officiating. Burial will be held in the Ell Township Cemetery, Klemme, Iowa. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, at Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel, 126 Third St. N.E., Mason City, where a time for sharing of memories will be held at 6 p.m. Hogan-Bremer-Moore Colonial Chapel is assisting the family with arrangement.

He was born March 25, 1928, to Quinten and Evalyne (Crothers) Stille on a farm west of Klemme. He was raised in the Klemme area and married Rose Ann Reinig July 19, 1948, in Garner. They had five children. They moved to Mason City, and he worked for the local power company, where he rose from a lineman to district manager in his 40 years of dedicated service. He enjoyed hobbies, including his remote control, electricity, an ability to fix anything, teaching anyone, hunting and fishing. For the past 22 years he and wife enjoyed retirement on the shores of Lake Irving. They also enjoyed the many close friends they had there.

Survivors include his wife; children, Glen (Connie) Stille, Bruce (Alice) Stille, Jo Ellen (Roger) Griffin, Stan (Mari) Stille and Patsy Piper; 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; brother, Larry; sister, Shirley Garfin; and many nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Diabetes Association.

The Bemidji Pioneer - Minnesota
February 25, 2011