Vincent J.

Stark

Vincent J. Stark, 100, died on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at his home in Aztalan.

He was born March 22, 1916 in the township of Milford, the son of the late William H. and Ellen (Whiting) Stark.

On October 18, 1941 he married Eleanor W. Roehl in Lake Mills.

Vincent was a member of the Army National Guard from Nov. 8, 1935 to April 1937. In September of 1937 he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving on the battleship Nevada. He was honorable discharged with the rank of Sergeant in September of 1941.

He then operated the family farm with his father in the town of Aztalan until retiring in 1978.

He was a member of the Lake Mills United Methodist Church, the National Rifle Association, and the former Jefferson County Civil Defense Organization.

Eleven children were born to Vincent and Eleanor during their marriage of 53 years.

He is survived by 10 of his children, 23 grandchildren, and 29 great grandchildren.

Bonnie Chwala and her children, Heidi and William D. Chwala; Jack (Bonnie) and their daughter, Amy; William (Donna) and their daughters, April and Virginia (Anthony) Hass, April's children, Seth, Adriana and Derrick, and Virginia's daughter, Natalie; Rachel and her daughters, Allison and Valerie (Ed) Schmitt, Valerie's sons, Landen and Joseph; Penny (Dan) Olson and their children, Cherie (Craig) Castro and Dan, Cherie's children, Eleany, Eleah and Cody; Pamela ("Frog") Campbell and their son, Tony; Roger (Sherry) and their children, Kimberly, Ryan (Melissa) and Melissa (Tyler) Yanke, Kimberly's children, Kaylee, Demetric, Antonnea, Leigh and Teaera, Ryan's children, Levi, Braydon and Daxten; Dale (Linda) and his children Karisa (John) Marsh, Korey (Fiancee Carrie Triplett) and Katrice, Karisa's daughter, Jaidyn Gruenwald, Korey's daughter, Ovaya; Daryl and his daughter's Crista and Natasha, Natasha's children, Aubrey and Everett; Jerry (Kathy) and their sons, Nathan (Carrie), Tyler and Cameron, Nathan's children, Christian, Emma and Jaxson, Tyler's daughter, Aliannah; Mitch and his children, Nicole and Lucas (Holly), Nicole's son, Connor, Lucas' children, Bryson, Kensleigh and on the way, Harrison Vincent, Sisters-in-law, Florence (Ev) Nass of Johnson Creek, Barbara (Robert) Zabel of Cecil, WI; Brother-in-law, Richard Baumann of Watertown; Special family friends, "Jay" Yahn and Rita Morris who have been like family members for many years; along with nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

He was also preceded in death by his wife, Eleanor in August 1994; son, Robert; grandson, Neil Stark; son-in-law, Bill Chwala and a sister, Elizabeth; sisters-in-law, Grace Smithback, Cora Schumacher Hoth, Ruth Ham, Shirley Polinsky and Helen Baumann; brothers-in-law, Bernie Roehl, Raymond Roehl, Robert Roehl, Roger Roehl and Charles Roehl.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at the United Methodist Church, 271 E. Prospect St, Lake Mills.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. on Monday at the church and also after 10 a.m. on Tuesday at the church until the time of services.

If desired, memorials may be made to Rainbow Hospice.

Burial will be in the Aztalan-Milford Cemetery.

Our family extends a special "thank you" to all the Rainbow Hospice

Staff who helped care for Dad the past 2 years.

What makes a Dad
God took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagle's flight,
The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard see,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew his masterpiece was complete,
And so, he called it DAD!
AUTHOR UNKNOWN

We Love You Dad

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