Donald E. Stauffer passed away peacefully at his home on August 10, 2020. He was 80 years old.

He was born on March 12, 1940, in Lansdale, PA to the late Earl and Edna (Kriebel) Stauffer. He is preceded in death by his brothers Robert Bruce Stauffer and Richard Lee Stauffer. 

He is survived by his wife Mariann (Chiriano) Stauffer of 55 years. 3 daughters, Dawn, Karin (Neal Curley), and Jackie Van Dame (Jeff). 4 grandchildren, Jessica (Silas Tyson), Jacob, Jayme, and Jaxon. 2 great-grandchildren, Orion, and Mackenzie. 

He attended North Penn High School and graduated in 1958. He was an avid basketball player where he was given the nickname “Bomber” from his teammates on the court. 

He served in the United States Army and was deployed to Germany during the Vietnam War. He worked at Ardent Nursery as a landscaping foreman for over 40 years and also worked at Green Acres.

He loved hunting, fishing and all outdoors and was a dedicated Philly sports fan. He was a member of the Souderton-Harleysville Game and Fish Club where he spent many mornings doing what he loved. He also spent many seasons on the softball field coaching for the North Penn Valley Softball League.

He will be remembered as the life of the party, and the one you leaned on when you needed a laugh. He was a loving and devoted husband, father and grandfather and will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

Donald’s Funeral Mass will be held at St. Stanislaus Church, 51 Lansdale Ave, in Lansdale, on Monday August 17. The family will receive guests from 9:30 am-10:30 am in Church . Mass will be held at 10:30am. 

Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to Jefferson Health Home Care and Hospice, https://giving.jefferson.edu/giving-guide/give.html, or your favorite charity.