Carl Frederick Stengele, age 90 of Fox River Grove, passed away September 30, 2022.  He was born November 14, 1931, in Chicago, the son of Karl and Margaret (Faust) Stengele.

Carl graduated from Lane Tech high school and attended Wright College in Chicago.  He worked for H. R. Donnelly before joining the Air Force where he trained as a pilot.  He later worked for the FAA before being hired by United Air Lines in 1966.  He retired as a Captain on the 767.

In 1961 he married Margaret College and to this union were born 3 children: Christine, Elizabeth, and Karl

Divorced in 1974, and in 1978 married Linda Grantham Orris and welcomed her four children into his family.

He moved to Fox River Grove in 1976.  Carl was a member of the Fox River Grove Lions Club, American Legion, and volunteered at Good Shepherd Hospital.  He was voted Lion of the Year, and honored with the Lions Club Melvin Jones Award.

Preceded in death by his parents, sister Elsie (Roy) Jacobson, sons Karl Stengele, Michael Orris and infant grandson, David Kenney.

He is survived by his children: Christine (Cary) Aron of Havana, FL; Elizabeth (Derek) Bailey of Mt. Sterling, KY; Donna Starr of Boise, ID ; Diana (William) Kenney of Crystal Lake, IL, Timothy (Lynelle) Orris of Round Lake, IL.,  13 grandchildren, & 8 great grandchildren. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Fox River Grove Lions Club, Carl Stengele Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 103, Fox River Grove, IL. 60021

Inurnment will be private in the family plot at Irving Park Cemetery, Chicago, IL.