Thomas Lee ‘Tom’ StiverSYRACUSE – Thomas Lee "Tom" Stiver, 73, of Syracuse, passed away at 1:45 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, at Miller's Merry Manor in Syracuse.
He was born on July 4, 1946 in Goshen to Merle and Virginia Bates Stiver.
He graduated in 1964 from Millersburg High School, 1968 from Manchester College in North Manchester and received his master’s segree from Purdue in West Lafayette. He was married on March 17, 1968, in Goshen to Karen K. Prough, who survives. He retired as an insurance agent/general manager of American National Life in Goshen after 40 years and was a former math teacher at Syracuse Jr. High School for nine years. He lived most of his life in the Goshen, Millersburg and Syracuse areas.
He was a member of the Calvary United Methodist Church in Syracuse.
He is survived by wife, Karen Stiver, of Syracuse; three daughters, Becca (Jeff) Roberts, of Goshen; Lori (Matthew) Trimmer, of Ellicott City, Md.; and Paty Suarez (foreign exchange daughter), of Mexico; and three grandchildren, Garrett Roberts, Abigail Trimmer and Emily Trimmer.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Merle Stiver and Virginia Stiver-Miller; stepfather, Levi Miller; and brother, Ron Stiver.
Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Nov, 11 at Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at the Calvary United Methodist Church, 801 S. Huntington St., Syracuse, with Pastor’s David Henry and David Marty officiating. Burial will follow in the Rock Run Cemetery in Goshen.
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Memorials to the Calvary United Methodist Church, 801 S. Huntington St., Syracuse, IN 46567 or Indiana University Health Foundation Cancer Patient Fund, c/o Simon Cancer Center, 1633 N. Capital, Suite 1200, Indianapolis, IN 46202.
To send condolences to the family in memory of Tom Stiver, please visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
