Karl Stamm

Karl Albert Stamm passed away on December 26, 2025 at the age of 78 after a nearly two decade battle with a form of muscular dystrophy known as FSHD. He passed peacefully at St. Joseph’s hospital in Nashua, NH surrounded by family. Karl was born in 1947 to parents William and Helen Bodnar Stamm in Milford, CT. In 1956 he moved with his family to Woodbridge, CT. Following his graduation from Eli Whitney Technical High School, Karl enlisted in the United States Army where he served as an Engineer Missile Specialist. While serving, Karl received National Defense Service and Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals, as well as the Rifle M-14 badge with bar. After he completed his service he earned his associate’s degree at Connecticut School of Electronics and landed a service engineer position at Siemens Medical. Karl took immense pride in his profession and spent 37 years serving medical establishments all over New England. His hard work and dedication led to him being named National Serviceman of the Year in 2007. In addition to being an exemplary employee, Karl forged lifelong friendships over late nights and pizza with coworkers, many of whom became second family. He married the love of his life, Carol in 1974, after which they moved into their house in Hudson, NH. Karl was a talented woodworker who adorned their home with his many beautiful creations. He spent a great amount of time supporting his children' s endeavors. He was a regular fixture of Boy Scout camping trips and could found slinging wings every year at the 4-H chicken barbeque. He also coached many rec league teams as well as led the cheering sections at games and cross-country meets. Karl’s friends knew him as a fun-loving guy with the loudest laugh in the room, generally laughing at a joke he had just told himself. He also enjoyed watching and playing sports with friends. He was an aggressive racquetball player, often using his opponents for target practice. He had a similar competitive spirit in his adult basketball league, sometimes resorting to unconventional tactics such as holding players in Full Nelsons, claiming he “never touched the guy!” when the referee blew the whistle, and distracting people with questionable clothing choices. He was a die-hard Boston sports fan, and loved UConn women's basketball. Karl was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend, leaving behind his wife, Carol, son, Felix, daughter, Elizabeth, grandchildren, Sebastien, Isis, Evelyn, Madeleine, Ava, and Kora, and sister, Susan. There will be a private burial at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen, NH and a celebration of life later in 2026. The family requests in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the FSHD society at https://give.fshdsociety.org/give/426123/#!/donation/checkout#!/donation/checkout