Alexander (Alex) Franz Stoffel, son of A.C. and Irmgard Stoffel, was born in Rapid City, SD. He died at the age of 88 on November 17, 2020, in Tucson, AZ.
Alex taught music and math to high school students and computer science at the university level. He was a Lutheran minister for 20 years and continued daily
o study theology and the History of Christianity. Alex was an accomplished musician and a prolific writer; writing several books under the names of CJ Alexander and Alex Stoffel.
He married Janice Kay Leverson in 1954 and they had 5 children.
After they divorced, he married Lila Hauge in 1996. Alex and Lila lived in Moorhead, MN; Lake Lida, MN; and Green Valley, AZ.
Alex pursued research and study all his life. He graduated from Pelican Rapids High School in 1950. He received a BS degree in Music from Moorhead State Teachers College in 1953. In 1958
he received an MA in Music from Colorado State College in Greeley, Colorado. He received a Master of Divinity from Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN in 1963. He returned to Greeley for his Doctorate in Music Education in 1969. In 1984 he received a Master of Computer Science at North Dakota State University.
Alex is preceded in death by his parents, A.C. and Irmgard Stoffel. He is survived by his wife, Lila; His children Kathy (David) Ferreira, Judy (Kurt) Stoffel Loewen, Tom (Tammy) Stoffel, Dave Stoffel, and Sharon (Jerry) Ries; 13 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; his sister Margot Rising and her 2 daughters and their families.
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