- Date Of Birth: February 15, 1934
- Date Of Death: July 19, 2020
- State: Illinois
Max R. Stansberry, 86, of Ottawa, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020, at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Spring Valley. Max was born on February 15, 1934, in Savannah, Illinois to Max A. and Edith C. (Kearns) Stansberry.
He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and served in Germany. Max was a graduate of Ottumwa (Iowa) High School class of 1952. He married Mary Lou Gorman on May 21, 1960, at St. Columba Church in Ottawa. She passed away on May 2, 2009. Max was a member of the American Legion Post 33 and the Ottawa VFW.
He is survived by two children, Robert (Juli) Stansberry, of Glenwood, IN, and Kathy (Kevin) Moe, of Ottawa, three grandchildren, Kevin Moe, Jr., Krystal Moe, and Sherri Baldwin, two sisters, Judith (Milton) Bunce, of Des Moines, IA and Margaret (Jerry) Arndt, of Lake Havasu City, AZ and one brother, David (Shelba) of Eldon, Missouri.
He was preceded in death by his wife, one daughter, Linda Kelly, and Sister Marilyn Baker, and four brothers, Gene, John, Jim, and Dale Stansberry.