It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of George Stauf, of Chatham, on March 22, 2023 at the Chatham-Kent Heath Alliance after a hard fought battle with cancer. Born in Germany 80 years ago. George will be sadly missed by his best friend and loving partner of 20 years, Diane, and his children Michelle Walker of Manitoba, Lisa Gagner-Carr (Gerry Franssen), and John Gagner (Tracy Nesbitt), all of Chatham. Loving and supportive grandfather to Kennedy Carr (Thomas Van Raay), Jordan Carr (Dylan Duyck) and Felicia Gagner (Aaron Vince).
George was blessed on Diane's birthday with a great granddaughter, Madelynn Grace Van Raay, whom he had loved dearly and cherished for the past 15 months. Madelynn had the gift of always being able to make her Great Poppa George smile.
George worked at Navistar for 27 years and looked forward to his retirement. He enjoyed spending time at the cottage in Erieau, cruising on his prized Honda Gold Wing, playing golf, meeting the gang for coffee in the mornings, going for rides with Diane out of town for dinner, and cheering for the Toronto Blue Jays in his La-Z-Boy recliner. One of his favourite past times was decorating his vehicles with chrome and making them shine. He also loved his dogs, especially Scotty and Starsky.
A private celebration of life will be held at a later time.