Michael Alan Stoos, 40, of Gaithersburg, MD, formerly of Remsen& Akron, IA, passed away suddenly on Sunday, Mar. 14, 2010 as a result of a car accident in Maryland. There was a visitaion for Mike on March 18, 2010 from 7-9 p.m. There was a funeral service on Friday March 19, 2010 at 10 a.m. all at the Pumphrey Funeral Home in Bethesda, MD.
There will also be a Funeral Tuesday, March 23 at 10:30 a.m. from St. Mary's Catholic Church in Remsen, IA, Rev. William McCarthy & Rev. Tim Johnson will be officiating. Burial will be in the St. Catherine's Catholic Cemetery in Oyens, IA. Visitation will be anytime after 4p.m. on Monday March 22, 2010. There will be a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. all at Fisch Funeral Home & Monument in Remsen.
Michael was born on Jan. 31, 1970, at LeMars, IA, the son of Dean Stoos & Kathy Delzeit. He was raised and educated in Akron, IA. Graduating from Akron Westfield High School in 1988. He then attended South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD, graduating with honors in 1993 with a Bachelors degree in engineering.
On May 23, 1992, he married Karen Simon at Hoven, SD. In 1994 the couple moved to Gaithersburg, MD, where Mike was currently the Chief Technology Officer and the Director of Infrastructure for The Food And Drug Administration in Washington, DC. Mike was a world traveler including Switzerland, Germany & Japan. He also loved to play poker, going fishing, volleyball, drinking wine & playing his guitar with his friend Martin HakimDin.
Survivors include; His wife Karen of Gaithersburg, MD; His father, Dean Stoos of Dakota City, NE; His mother, Kathy Delzeit of Plainsville, KS; His maternal grandparents, Robert J. & Dorothy Konz of LeMars, IA; Numerous aunts, uncles & cousins.
Preceded by: His paternal grandparents Henry & Margaret Stoos, his aunt, Janet Konz, his uncle, Richard Konz, and his step-father, Don Delzeit
Casket Bearers will be: Andrea Gotto, Dan Nacke, Cassie Oetken, Krista Peters, Brian, Chris, Craig & Jeff Stoos.