Michael Stringer

Michael "Mike" A. Stringer, 64, of St. Cloud, MN passed away Wednesday, December 29, 2021. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 7, 2022 at Holy Trinity Church with Msgr. Kevin McCoy officating. Burial will follow in Corpus Christi Cemetery. A visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, January 6, 2022 at Laufersweiler Funeral home. Mike was born November 3, 1957 in Ft. Dodge to Duane & Florence (Artzer) Stringer. He married Julia Nelson on April 21, 1979 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Mike has lived in the St. Cloud/St. Joseph, MN area since 1989 and prior to that lived in Wisconsin and Iowa. He was a Leasing Manager for Momentum Truck Group in St. Cloud, MN. Mike was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in St. Joseph, MN where he previously served as Grand Knight for two terms with the Knights of Columbus Fr. Werner Council 7057. He served on the Board of Directors for NAMI where he was also a family support group facilitator. Mike was also on the Board of Directors for the Anderson Assistance Foundation. He enjoyed the stock market and was proud of his Facebook investing group where he was a wealth of information and contributed so much of his time to the group. He also enjoyed rockhounding and spending early mornings and weekends at the coffee shop. Mike was a generous, intelligent, caring and funny man who was very protective and proud of his family. Survivors include his wife, Julia of St. Cloud, MN; children, Andrew of Sauk Rapids, MN, Emily (Clinton) Hoffman of Plymouth, MN, Benjamin (Natalie) of Sierra Vista, AZ, Caroline Stringer of St. Cloud, MN; grandchildren, Caitlin, Addie, Logan, Evan, Pippa; sisters and brother, Debra (John) Kyle of Richwood, TX, Steven (Lori) Stringer of Aitkin, MN and Susan Stringer of Burnet, TX. He was preceded in death by his parents. Memorials may be left to Anderson Assistance Foundation at AndersonAssistance.org/donate or to the donor's choice. Visitation Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Laufersweiler-Sievers Funeral Home 307 South 12th Street Fort Dodge, Iowa 50501 Funeral Mass Fri, Jan 7, 2022 at 10:30 am Holy Trinity Church 2501 6th Avenue North Fort Dodge, IA 50501