Walter Brooke (Sandy) Stabler, Jr., 79, of Cochranville, PA passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Monday, July 3, 2017. He was the husband of Nancy Krauss Stabler, with whom he shared 22 years of marriage. Born in Philadelphia, PA, Sandy also lived in Bloomfield Hills, MI, Wilmington, DE, Oxford, PA, and Cochranville, PA. Sandy attended Episcopal High School and graduated from Tower Hill School in 1957. He served in the U.S. Army before earning his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware in 1963. He was a tenacious wrestler, football player, and tennis player. Sandy often recalled his postgraduate time spent working at a ranch in Wyoming. Sandy worked most of his life as a sales associate in the automobile industry. He was also the owner of Stabler Chevy-Olds in Oxford, PA and worked as a lobbyist.
Sandy enjoyed fishing, nature, history, maps, big band jazz, ice cream, and coffee. He was an avid fan of football, wrestling, baseball, tennis, and track. A long time member of the Oxford sports community, he mentored many young athletes. His fondest moments were spent with his family. He was preceded in death by his father the Rev. Walter Brooke Stabler, his mother Marjorie Harbison Stabler, and his brother Frederick Stabler. He is survived by his wife Nancy Krauss Stabler, his daughter Ashley Ann Utter and her husband Steven W. Utter, his daughter Margaret Stabler, his son Christopher Brooke Stabler, and four grandchildren. Interment will be at Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Cemetery in Wilmington, DE on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at 2 PM, followed by a memorial service at 2:30 PM at Lower Brandywine Presbyterian Church. Family and Friends are welcome at both. Arrangements by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc., Oxford, PA. On-line condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com. Comments are closed.
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