Sheriff Marvin Bruhn, who received a call shortly after midnight, learned that Stahl and his business partner, William Murray, were driving in separate cars to Goose Lake. Murray stopped en route and reached the scene shortly after the accident. Although the Stahl car had crashed through a fence and rolled over several times for a distance of 216 feet, the lights continued to burn, and were seen in the field by passing motorists. Coroner L.O. Riggert said Sunday afternoon no inquest is planned. The body is in the Pope Funeral Home.

Mr. Stahl, who served in France and Germany with an engineering outfit in the late war, was born in Manning, Iowa, October 28, 1918, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Marcus and Amanda Kathryn (Stuhr) Stahl.

He married Miss Millicent Snyder in Denison, Iowa, and the family came here five years ago. The widow; his mother, Mrs. Al Morin, Longview, Washington; six children, Mary, Allen, Tommy, Jolee, Jon, and Sherry; two brothers, Leon Stahl, Clinton, and Donald, in the Navy in California, and a sister, Mrs. Joan Davis, Centerville, Iowa, survive.

Burial was in Oakland Cemetery, Clinton, Iowa.
Quad-City Times Davenport December 4, 1950

Amanda later married Alphonse Morin and when he died, she married Lucien Morin, brother of Alphonse; all buried in Longview Memorial Park, Longview, Washington.
Amanda's parents were Chris Stuhr, buried in Elmwood Saint Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa, and Sophia (Nulle) Stuhr, buried in Manning, Iowa.
Amanda's sister, Mabel Stuhr (Mrs. Edwin Lamp), is buried in Willwood Burial Park, Rockford, Illinois.

FORMER RESIDENT DIED IN CAR CRASH
Relatives here have been notified of the death of Richard R. Stahl, 32, of Clinton, in an auto accident at Clinton on Sunday morning. Stahl, who formerly lived in Manning, is survived by his wife and six small children. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grimm, Mr. and Mrs. Labert Stahl, and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Grimm of Manning attended funeral services at Clinton.
December 7, 1950, Manning Monitor

LIFE STORY OF RICHARD STAHL, 32, GIVEN HERE
Richard Stahl, 32, who was killed recently in a car accident near Clinton, was born October 28, 1918, in Manning, the son of Ferdinand and Amanda (Stuhr) Stahl. After the death of his father in April 1928, he made his home with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ferd and Helen (Petersen) Stahl, Sr., and after their death lived at the Labert Stahl home. He attended the Manning Schools.

On March 29, 1940, he was married to Millicent Snyder of Westside, and then moved to Clinton where he was a painter and decorator at the time of his death. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of June Van Meter Post 190, American Legion.

Surviving is his wife; six children: Larry, Allen, Tommy, Jolee, Jan, and Sherry; his mother of Longview, Washington; two brothers, Leon of Clinton and Donald in the Navy at San Diego, California; one sister, Mrs. Edward (Jo Ann) Davis of Centerville, and several aunts and uncles.

Funeral rites were held December 6 with military services. Dr. Bruce McCullum, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, officiated. Members of the Legion post were pallbearers. Burial was in Lyons Cemetery.

Relatives from Manning who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schroeder, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Grimm, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Grimm, Mr. and Mrs. Labert Stahl, and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Snyder and son, Darrell, of Westside.
December 21, 1950, Manning Monitor