Russel Emmert Stern, 92, passed away on February 23, 2015. He was born on December 18, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois to Roy E. and Ethel M (Fike) Stern. He was a WWII veteran in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946. Russel was a graduate of McPherson College and the University of Iowa. He was a Superintendent of Schools in several small Iowa towns. Russel was a member of the Lakeview United Methodist Church and the Kiwanis Club off Sun City Agua Fria.
Russel will be missed by his wife Rosetta (Bidne) Stern; children, Linda (Kenneth) Cook of Winthrop, Iowa, Mary Stern of San Francisco, CA, Carol McFadden of Littleton, CO, Richard Stern of Sun City, AZ, Bill (Terraleen) Stern of Indianola, IA, and David (Annie) Stern of Bettendorf, Iowa; 13 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Also survived by five siblings, Donald Stern, Alvin Stern, Roy (Philles) Stern, Robert (Susan) Stern, and James (Anna) Stern.
He was preceded in death by his first wife in 1991, Darlene; his parents, and seven siblings, Galen Stern, Irven Stern, Daniel Stern, Beulah Francione, Margaret Hansel, Doris Tyler, and Lois Ilaoh.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 1, 2015 at Lakeview United Methodist Church, 10298 W Thunderbird Blvd in Sun City, AZ 85351.
Arrangements handled by Sunland Memorial Park Mortuary in Sun City, AZ.
