Leola: The funeral service for Stanley John Schock, 67, of Leola, will be 10 a.m. today at Gramm Funeral Home, 720 N. 6 St., in Ipswich. Pastor Gary Compton will lead the service. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Aberdeen.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Gramm Funeral Home.
Stanley was born on April 16, 1946, to John and Florence (Mehlhoff) Schock in Aberdeen. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Leola. Stanley attended Leola High School and graduated in 1964.
After high school, he spent two years working for the Leola Equity Exchange while farming on the side.
He was united in marriage to Cynthia Rott. Together they had two children, Todd and Roxana.
Stanley loved farming, and that was his dream from a young age. He created his home west of Leola where he resided until the time of his death. He was a member of the Leola Saddle Club for several years. He had also served as a Deacon at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Leola.
Stanley died in a vehicle accident southwest of Leola on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013.
He is survived by his mother, Florence Schock of Aberdeen; daughter, Roxana (Jerome) Lapka of Leola; son, Todd Schock of Elmore City, Okla.; six grandchildren: Megan, Kayla and Dylan Lapka of Leola, Lacey (Mike) Sestak of Tabor, Talan Spaulding of Mitchell and Debra Russell of Mitchell; one great-granddaughter, Sisalee Sestak of Tabor; one brother, Arnie (Kim) Schock of Fargo, N.D.; and one sister, Gwen (Phil) Cowherd of White Bear Lake, Minn.
He was preceded in death by his father, John Schock.
Online registry available at grammfuneralhome.com