Jere Glenn Stahl

Aurora - Jere Glenn Stahl, 78, died Saturday, August 17, 2019 at the Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado after his hard fought battle with lung cancer.

He leaves behind his daughter, Dana Harmes and her husband, Steve Harmes; his daughter Abby Singleton and her husband, Tom Singleton; his son, Shawn Murphy; and his grandchildren, Dylan Harmes, Emerson Singleton, Blake Harmes, Aidan Singleton, Owen Murphy, Liam Singleton, Evan Murphy, Declan Singleton and many close friends.

Raised in Paonia, Colorado, the son of Virgil and Virginia Stahl and older brother to Norma Wilson, Bill Stahl and Fred Stahl, he was a current resident of Hotchkiss, Colorado, but spent most of his adult life in metro Denver.

He graduated from Paonia High School in 1959 and spent time in the United States Air Force and was stationed in Germany while the wall was being built. He then worked for Chevron Oil before his 32 year career with the Aurora Police Department where he worked as a patrolman, under cover narcotics officer and homicide detective. He retired from APD in 2001 and eventually moved to Hotchkiss where he spent time pruning grape vines at a local winery, helped run operations at Stahl Orchards in Paonia as well as working for Delta County as a liaison for drug testing.

Jere loved fly-fishing with his brother and friends, as well as the journey to get to the best fishing spots. He took great pleasure in tying his own flies and was known to teach people (including his grandchildren) how to fly-fish if they wanted to learn. He took pride in his yard and flower gardens, as well as took countless pictures of wild mountain flowers. He enjoyed reading about history and anything dealing with crime.

A memorial service and celebration of his life will be held Sunday, August 25th at 1pm at Horan & McConaty – 11150 E. Dartmouth Avenue, Aurora, CO 80014

 

Memorial Service: August 25, 2019 1:00 pm

Horan & McConaty - SE Denver/Aurora
11150 E. Dartmouth Ave.
Aurora, CO 80014

Reception: August 25, 2019 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Horan & McConaty - SE Denver/Aurora
11150 E. Dartmouth Ave.
Aurora, CO 80014