A long time pillar of the Manhattan community, Bill Stolzer, passed away Saturday. Stolzer was 86.
The Kansas City native married Eleanor Griffith in 1957 after meeting as students at K-State. He served in the US Air Force in England, and then returned to Manhattan where he followed his father and father-in-law, T.J. Griffith, into community banking at Union National Bank of Manhattan. During his career of over 50 years at Union National, Stolzer served as President, CEO and Chairman.
Stolzer was active in the Kansas and American Bankers Associations, The Kansas State University Foundation, and also was the Chairman of the 100 year old Griffith Lumber Company.
The Stolzers were active contributors to Manhattan and Kansas State University. They were long-time supporters of K-State Athletics, The Beach Museum of Art, the K-state Alumni Association. The Stolzer House at Meadowlark Hills Retirement Community is also part of their legacy.
The Yorgensen-Meloan-Londeen Funeral Home of Manhattan is handling the arrangements.
