Stanley C. Worden
Obituary's Biography:
Stanley C. Worden, 81, a resident of Round Lake, IL, passed away July 20, 2023 at his home. He was born July 11, 1942 in Plainwell, MI to Ralph and Annie Laurie Worden.
Stanley was a devoted father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He enjoyed sailing on his Cape Dory, woodworking, building and playing guitars, model ship building, music, good food and friends. Stanley was a proud member of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Stanley is survived by his daughters Natalie (Todd) Elyea, Andrea (Mark) Demory-Falotico, and Ashley (Eric) Laufer, his grandchildren Dustin (Amanda Norwood) Castaneda, Sharon Castaneda, Christian (Danielle) Wilkins, Cody (Haley) O’Connell, Kyle O’Connell, Kameron (Tara) O’Connell, Caleb Laufer, and Jacob Laufer, his great-grandchildren Vanessa, Viviana, Logan, Jaxon, Ryder, Hunter, Dawson, and Reign, his sisters Nancy (Bill) Johnson, Marsha (Tim) Reich, and Sandra (Arch) Woodstock, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his stepfather Vernon Sinclair, his stepmother Beatrice Worden, and his grandson Antouine Castaneda.
A memorial visitation will be held at Strang Funeral Chapel, 410 E. Belvidere Road, Grayslake, IL 60030 on Thursday, August 3, 2023 from 4:00pm until 8:00pm. The memorial service is scheduled for Friday, August 4, 2023 at 11:00am at the funeral chapel. Interment will be held privately. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. For more information, please call (847)223-8122 or visit www.StrangFuneral.org.
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Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. Mr. Warden with great grandpa to my granddaughters, Vanessa, and Viviana Castaneda.
He was a kind, generous man. His great granddaughters will miss him.
May he rest easy
Grandpa Worden,
I am so saddened by the news of your passing. It was completely unexpected, which is not fair. I could sit here all day and say “I wish I did this, or I wish I did that,” but I rather remember all the good you have brought to my life and my daughters lives. They’ve only seen you a handful of times in person, but they talk about you like you lived down the road, which makes me so happy. I will always be appreciative of your help & support when Antouine passed. I really hope you guys are both together right now, reminiscing! Natalie & Ashley, I’m so sorry for you both and will keep you in my prayers. Please have a beautiful ceremony! I am sending my love! My parents, Margaret & Jerry, send their love as well. We will be sending a donation to the Betty Ford Foundation in Grandpa Worden’s honor. Love you all!
Rest easy, Grandpa.
Love,
Sharon, Vanessa, & Viviana
I worked with Stan for many years at Engineered Fluid Power. He was always so cool and relaxed and had such a great sense of humor. He was a joy to be around, and had an endless amount of incredible stories and amazing life experiences. Rest in peace.
My heartfelt condolences to Stan’s family and friends. Stan was a good friend, we shared a passion for guitars, and I’ll never forget the first time he brought his early ‘70’s Gibson Dove to my office during a sales call to allow me to see it and play it for a bit. He was so proud of that guitar! I ended up showing him many of my guitars in my collection later that week… 20 years ago. He built two guitars in the last 6 years and we had breakfast at Eggspress almost every Thursday morning at 7:00 am during that time. Everyone I’ve talked to about Stan all agree… he was one of the “good ones”Stan will be missed by many, I feel blessed that I had the honor to know him and call him my friend. Rest in peace my friend!