Mr. Charles Louis Stahler of Clovis and former resident of Middlefield, Ohio, passed away Tuesday November 1, 2022 in Clovis, California, at the age of 85. Mr. Stahler was born September 9, 1937, in Cleveland, OH to George and Kaye Stahler. Mr. Stahler served as a probation officer for the Cleveland Courthouse, a Professor of Criminal Justice at Kent State University, and later served as a Deputy Sheriff in Geauga County, OH, before retiring in 1997. Mr. Stahler was a graduate of Cathedral Latin High School in Cleveland, Class of 1955, and University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN, Class of 1959. He was a member of St. Lucy's Catholic Church in Middlefield, OH, and most recently a member of Divine Mercy Catholic Church in Clovis. Writing under the pen name Sean Patrick, he authored a long-running column in Catholic Digest entitled "Patrick's Corner." He enjoyed reading, playing guitar, singing and spending time with family and friends. He will be best remembered as a loving and devoted husband, father and friend. He will be dearly missed.

He is survived by a daughter, Kathleen Cagle, and her husband, Chris Cagle, of Clovis, CA; a step-brother Dan Stegmeier of Independence, OH; and a step-sister, Jane Sweeney, of Wickliffe, OH. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 47 years, Patricia Stahler (ne Dougherty), in 2013.

A funeral mass will be held Tuesday, December 6, 2022, 10:00 am at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Clovis, CA. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to be made to Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 2525 Allivial Ave. #271, Clovis, CA 93611, or to Hinds Hospice, 2490 W. Shaw Ave. Ste. 101, Fresno, CA 93711.