JOSEPH E. "GENE" STALTER age 88. Retired Cleveland Firefighter. Beloved husband of 41 years to Jane (nee Gaylord); father of Larry (Michelle), Paul (Theresa), Bruce Bailey (Barbara), Brent Bailey (Nancy), Tim Bailey (Deborah) and Michelle Platt (William); grandfather of 18; great grandfather of 18; brother of Carol Birkhimer, Joan DeMarchi and the late Ruth Stadtler, Richard, Gerald and Marie Dimaline; uncle and friend of many. Special thanks to the Lutheran Home, St. John's Medical Center Intensive Care Unit and Ames Family Hospice for the care and respect shown to Joseph. Passed away March 22, 2018. Funeral Mass Wednesday, March 28, St. Angela Merici Church (20970 Lorain Rd.) at 11:30 AM. Friends may call at CHAMBERS FUNERAL HOME of NORTH OLMSTED, 29150 LORAIN RD. AT STEARNS TUESDAY 2-4 & 6-8 PM. In lieu of flowers contributions to MetroHealth Hospital Burn Center, 2500 MetroHealth Dr. Cleveland, 44109 or to Ames Family Hospice, 30080 Hospice Way, Westlake, 44145.