Robert I. Stahlmann LansingOn May 11, 2017, in Haslett, Michigan, Robert I. Stahlmann passed peacefully, after a long battle with thyroid cancer. Robert was born on February 20, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Irwin H. Stahlmann and Amanda M. Brandt. He served 2 years in the United States Navy, and worked as a skilled trades building maintenance supervisor. Robert was a guitarist, farmer, builder, outdoorsman, hunter, fisherman and Morel mushroom connoisseur. In his later years, he enjoyed his grandchildren, Bingo, and casino trips. He was married to Mary Ann Stahlmann (nee) Weilbacher for 51 years before she preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Leroy A. Stahlmann, his sister-in-law, Helen E. Stahlmann, and his nephew, Steven Stahlmann (Joanne), as well as several brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law on his wife's side (Weilbacher and Koch families of the Columbia, Illinois area). He is survived by his three children, Kimberly S. Mull (former son-in-law, Jeffrey Mull), Michael D. Stahlmann (former daughter-in-law, Carol Telford), and Jason S. Lee (Stahlmann), his grandchildren, Tori McIntyre Stahlmann, Connor Mull (Lindsay Boyd), and Taylor Mull, a great-grandson, Luca Pizza, and step-granddaughter, Andrea Howlett, as well as his sister-in-law, Francis Foster (Carl), and his niece, Sandra Scruggs (Michael). Robert's family wishes to extend special love and thanks to the caring staff of Sparrow Home Hospice, The Care Team (hospice services of Farmington, MI) and A Family Affair (adult foster home in Haslett  MI). Robert donated his body to Wayne State University for educational study. In lieu of funeral services, please remember him in your thoughts and prayers, and consider a contribution to .