Memorial
Thomas J. Stackhouse 86, of Swisher died Tuesday November 21, 2017 at his home. Funeral Mass: 10:00 AM on Monday at St. Mary Catholic Church in Solon. Rev Tim Sheedy will officiate. Burial with military rites at 2:00 PM on Monday at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home from 2 to 5 PM on Sunday where there will be a prayer service at 5:00 PM.
Survivors include his wife Shelley, two daughters Suzanne (Jason) Dumont of Iowa City and Lisa (Mark) Roussell of Cedar Falls; three sisters Mary Louise Smith of Denver, Colorado, Mercedes Anne Signor of West Des Moines, Jean Marie (Jim) Petted of Coto De Caza, California and a brother R. Scott (Patti) Davies of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is also survived by seven grandchildren, Shelby, Greyson, Hayden, and Gentry Dumont and Joe, Ben, and Kate Roussell. He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, step-mother Maude Stackhouse and a brother John Richard Stackhouse.
Tom was born on March 4, 1931 in Davenport the son of Raymond and Mary Gertrude Murphy Stackhouse. He attended St. Ambrose Academy and graduated from Holy Family High School in Mason City in 1949. Tom went to college in Mason City for one year before joining the Air Force during the Korean War and served from 1951 to 1954.
After being discharged from the military he graduated from Parks College of St. Louis University in 1958. He later joined the Army and served in Vietnam with the 1st Calvary Division.
Tom married Marilyn Guinn on December 12, 1970 in Marion. Marilyn passed away in 1998. He then married Shelley L Kelley on July 29, 2008 in Fairfax. Tom was an independent insurance agent for Farmers Insurance from 1973 until the present. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Solon, the V.F.W. and was an avid private pilot for many years.
Tom was a wonderful husband, father, brother, grandfather and friend whose memory will be cherished by all who knew and loved him. A memorial fund has been established.