William "Bill" "Casey" Stengel
July 25, 1936 ~ June 13, 2023
William "Bill" or “Casey” Stengel, 86, died Tuesday, June 13, 2023. He is survived by his wife, Rose Stengel of Bel Aire, KS; daughter, Kathleen C. Stengel of Kansas City, MO; sons, Kenneth C. Stengel of Boulder, CO, Keith C. Stengel, Kurt C. Stengel; step-daughter, Lynn (Bryce) Miskell, all of Wichita; step-sons, David (Joseph Hernandez) Jones of San Diego, CA, Bradley Jones of Paola, KS; brother, Larry (Theresa) Stengel of Myrtle Beach, SC; 7 grandchildren; and 9 great-grandchildren. Bill was born in Dayton, OH in 1936 to Russell and Dorothy A. Stengel on July 25, 1936. After graduating from Chaminade High School in Dayton, OH, he was employed at the National Cash Register (NCR) Company in June 1954. He attended the University of Dayton night classes in pursuit of an engineering degree, and obtained a registered Professional Engineer in Ohio. In 1972, Bill was transferred to the NCR facility in Wichita as a Components and Acoustical Engineer. He continued his studies at night, graduating from Wichita State University in 1981 with a bachelor's degree. He retired from LSI Logic in May 2000. Bill was interested in all sorts of leisure activities ranging from acting, speaking, golf, gardening and volunteering. He served the Wichita community as a volunteer in a number of roles - as a docent at the Wichita Art Museum, a teaching aid at St. Thomas Aquinas grade school, and a reader for the Wichita Radio Reading Service. Bill greatly enjoyed the arts as a performer and an audience member. Many will remember his amazing voice as he read at church or sang Christmas carols at holiday time, or as a fellow audience member at Music Theatre of Wichita, the Wichita Symphony or many other performing arts events. One of Bill’s favorite quotes was from the show Auntie Mame: “Life is a banquet, and most poor folks are starving to death.”Rosary will be at 6:00 pm, Friday, June 23, 2023, at Downing & Lahey East Mortuary. Funeral Mass will be at 11:00 am, Saturday, June 24, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Chapel at Catholic Care Center in Bel Aire, KS. Memorials may be made to: Catholic Care Center, 6550 E 45th St N, Bel Aire, KS 67226.
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Casey was one of my most favorite people when I started with NCR fresh out of high school. He was always so kind to me. To this day I think about all the wonderful memories I have about NCR. Casey is always in those memories. My prayers to his family that they have peace in their hearts and know that he has just gone on ahead of us for a new and exciting journey, temporarily leaving us behind missing him dearly. Casey, you were an amazing spirit on earth as you will be in heaven.