Joseph C. Stuckenschneider was born on October 25, 1942 in St. Elizabeth, MO to John and Isabelle (nee Vandeven) Stuckenschneider, and entered into rest on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at the age of 82.
Loving husband of 61 years to Helen (nee Ortbals). Dear father of Joseph Jr. (Kathy), Jeffrey, Brian (Andrea), Mark (Sharon), and the late Jeffrey Lane Stuckenschneider; Lori (Mike) Rotan; Jean (John) Sutton; and Kristi (Jayson) Mierek. Dear brother to the late Norma (Norbert) Beck; Pat (the late Bill) Medsker; Janet (Larry) Mehmert; the late Linda (Malcolm) Epstein; and Mary Lou and John Stuckenschneider. Loving grandfather of Janiece, Stephen (Gabrielle), S.J., David, Megan, and Kyle Stuckenschneider; Jonathan Sutton; Matt (Chaley), Nathan, and Abby Rotan. Dear great grandfather of Blair Rotan. Dear uncle, cousin, and a friend of many.
Joseph enjoyed fishing and hunting, and he was a master mechanic and woodworker.
SERVICES: A VISITATION will be held on Friday, May 9 from 4:00 – 8:00 pm at Kutis South County Chapel 5255 Lemay Ferry Rd. A FUNERAL MASS will be held on Saturday, May 10 at 1:00pm at Holy Family Catholic Church 2300 Church Rd., Arnold, MO. Contributions in his honor appreciated to the Lukemia and Lymphoma Society https://www.lls.org/or Ponybird Inc https://ponybird.org/ .
My sincere condolences to the family. Rest in peace
So sorry for your loss.
Joe, my brother, faced his cancer diagnosis many years ago the same way he lived – with patience, positivity, can do attitude, and if it’s broken, it can be fixed. He was a man to admire. I am sure there were flights of angels seeing him to his rest.
Our thoughts n prayers go out to your whole family. We went out to eat earlier this year with Joe n Helen. So glad we did. I always remembered him n always will. He was still the same, gentle, warm n always smiling guy. My dad’s buddy. Say hi to my dad! Helen we will stay in touch! Mom loved that so much!
Joe was a timid giant in our eyes. He was a big, tall, hardworking man with a gentle hand, a kind smile, a soft word and a heart the size of the universe. We send our deepest sympathy to Helen and their wonderful family along with our prayers and gratitude to have been their neighbor and close friends. God bless all of you. Joe continues to smile down on his family and friends.
Joe had such a fun personality, he loved children, even if they annoyed him he let them know with very few words and they knew to stop. My children didn’t get to know him or Helen but I told them they were two beautiful people. The family are in my prayers, my heart goes out to them.
I have so many fond memories of Joe who I had the pleasure of working many years with at Weber Chevrolet. I often think back to his amazing deer sausage that we all waited for every year– it was truly something special and always a treat.
Joe was such a kind, funny, hardworking person, and I feel lucky to have known him. He always brightened my day.
Please accept my deepest condolences for your loss. He will be greatly missed.