Wallace Cleaver Stauffer, 90, lifetime resident of the Upper Perkiomen Valley, passed away on July 20, He was the husband of the late Lenore (Hoffman) Stauffer for 60 years before her passing in 2013.
Raised in Palm, he was a son of the late Warren and Minnie (Cleaver) Stauffer.
Wallace was a 1950 graduate of East Greenville High School, and he attended Franklin & Marshall College and Muhlenberg College. He was a member and former officer of Palm Schwenkfelder Church.
He worked at Stauffer Manufacturing, now Stauffer Glove & Safety, in Red Hill for over forty years. As the oldest member of the third generation to run the family business, he worked alongside his brother, Edgar, to grow the company.
In his early years, he was active in the Upper Perkiomen Valley as a member of the Jaycees and the Lions Club. He also served as the Upper Hanover Township Tax Collector for eight years, and he served on the Board of Directors of Upper Perkiomen Manor, Inc., providing senior housing in Red Hill.
He loved cars and breakfasts with friends at Macoby Run. His favorite past times were fishing, crabbing, golfing and spending time with his family.
Wallace is survived by his sons: Randy and his wife Joi, and Jeff and his wife Luanne; his grandchildren: Kelly Zaborowski and her husband Ken, Megan Lindley and her husband Matt, Ryan Stauffer and his wife Jennie, Brandon Stauffer and his wife Claire, and Randall Stauffer and his wife Ali; eleven great grandchildren; and his brother Edgar Stauffer and his wife Blake. He is predeceased by his sister Eleanor Rader.
He will be interred privately beside his wife in Palm Schwenkfelder Cemetery. All are invited to a Celebration of His Life on August 29th, at 11 a.m. at Palm Schwenkfelder Church, 833 Gravel Pike in Palm. There will be a visitation with the family from 9:30 – 11 a.m. prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested in his memory to Palm Schwenkfelder Church, P.O. Box 66, Palm, PA 18070 or the "Resident Council Fund" at Pennsburg Manor, 530 Macoby St, Pennsburg, PA 18073.
Visit his "Book of Memories" at falkfuneralhomes.com.