John Alois Stoffel

John Alois Stoffel passed away on January 31, 2023 at the age of 72 at the V.A. Hospital in Largo, FL after a lengthy illness.

John was born on November 22, 1950 to Alois and Rita (Klumpyan) Stoffel of Campbellsport.

John was a graduate of St. Matthews Grade School, and a 1968 graduate of Campbellsport High School. John excelled in high school sports, where he was an all-star football, basketball, and baseball player.

John was inducted into the Campbellsport High School Sports Hall of Fame in 2021.

John attended UW-Oshkosh on a baseball scholarship and was drafted by the California Angels.

John played for the Angels’ farm system until being traded to the St. Louis Cardinals. He later had to retire from Baseball due to a shoulder injury.

While in California, John was a member of the Army National Guard, and served his country for two years.

John moved to Florida in 1978 where he managed his landscaping business and raised his family until his retirement.  He remained living in Largo until the time of his death.

John married his wife Diane on August 13, 1994 and she passed away on May 31, 2020.

John is survived by his daughters, Alissa (Jeremy) and Serena; grandchildren, Parker and Allison; three brothers, William (Barb) and Joseph (Beth) both of Campbellsport and Randy of Fond du Lac; five sisters, Donna (Dan) Rohlinger of Campbellsport, Diane (Don) Gudex and Debra (Steve) Stephany both of Eden, Denise (Dennis) Kemmel of Brownsville, and Dawn Lopez of Palm Harbor FL, and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, John was preceded in death by his wife, Diane; his brothers, Andrew, James, Jeffrey, and Patrick; nephew, Rick Gudex; and brother-in-law, Rudy Lopez.

Cremation has taken place and burial will be at the V.A. Cemetery in Bay Pines, FL.

A memorial in Campbellsport will be held for John at a later date.