Stan attended Elmhurst High School, where he met his future spouse, Shirley Goeglein (nee Spasoff). After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served a four-year hitch, traveling the world before being stationed in Norfolk, Virginia and Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. When his military service ended, he returned to Fort Wayne to continue his family life with Shirley, whom he married in 1957. Together, they raised four children in their home on Autumn View Drive, emphasizing to them the importance of education, creativity, and personal effort. Stan and Shirley were married 61 years before Shirley passed away in 2018.
For more than 30 years, Stan and Shirley owned and operated Goeglein Painting & Decorating, Inc, a respected residential and commercial painting and decorating business based in Fort Wayne. Stan's personality and business savvy were such that many of his business competitors were also his friends.
Throughout his life, beginning as a child in the Allen County 4-H Club, Stan's enduring hobby was the competitive exhibition of show-quality rabbits, particularly the Dutch breed of rabbits. He was a well-known and respected figure in the hobby, and won many awards and championships over the decades and around the country. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the American Dutch Rabbit Club in 1996.
Stan is survived by his four children and their spouses, Thomas and Nicole Goeglein, Tamara Goeglein and Daniel Frick, Timothy and Jenny Goeglein, and Theodore and Laura Goeglein, as well as six grandchildren. He is also survived by his companion in recent years, Carol Specht, his trusted friend, Marshall Howey, and many other friends and family members.
The funeral service will be held at 11 :30 a.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2026 at Zion Lutheran Church, 2313 South Hanna Street in Fort Wayne, with visitation at the church prior to the service at 10 a.m. Burial at Greenlawn Memorial Park will follow the church service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Zion Lutheran Church in Stan's name.
