Matthew Scott "Matt" Stiles

1979 - 2020  (40 years)

• Name	Matthew Scott "Matt" Stiles
  Birth	25 May 1979	Des Moines, Polk, IA
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Apr 2020	Bloomington, Hennepin, MN
  	Bloomington, MN - Matthew Scott Stiles, 40, died suddenly of natural causes on April 11, 2020, in his hometown. A private family viewing was held at the Washburn-McReavy Edina Chapel. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. He was born May 25, 1979, in Des Moines to Leslie Drollinger and Scott Stiles. They moved to Fort Dodge in 1981, where he grew up and graduated from high school in 1997. He attended Iowa Central Community College, then graduated in 2004 from Iowa State University in Ames with a BFA degree. He specialized in designing and creating wood furniture, and was a painter, potter and jeweler. He worked as an art instructor and fitness trainer in Ames before moving to Minneapolis in 2005. For the past 13 years he worked at LA Fitness, Hopkins, as a general manager. He married Aurora Nieto on June 27, 2014. He'll be remembered as a kind, loving, nurturing, passionate and fun-loving man who liked to make people laugh. He loved spending time with his wife, family, and children, who were the light of his life. His spirit will remain as bright as the sun. Survived by his wife, 4-year-old son Landon, 15-year-old stepdaughter Dalila Medina, mother and stepfather Mark Stratmoen of Riverton, Wy., father and stepmother Karen of Fort Dodge, sister and brother-in-law Jenny and Quint Howell of Marion, Iowa, grandmother Lila Drollinger of Fort Dodge, mother-in-law Francisca Canseco, sisters-in-law Miriam Canseco and Janet Nieto, brothers-in-law Edgar and Oscar Nieto and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his grandparents Bob and Sindy Stiles, Ralph and Marion Drollinger, Boyd and Dorothy Cammack and Lois Stratmoen. Published in Des Moines Register from Apr. 18 to Apr. 19, 2020
  Person ID	I14102	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	Kendall Scott Stiles
  Mother	Leslie Kay "Les" Drollinger
  Family ID	F4630	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Aurora Nieto
  Children	1. Landon Stiles
  Family ID	F16814	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 May 1979 - Des Moines, Polk, IA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Matt Stiles (photo taken at the home of Molly Rogers) Molly Rogers: It was. My love of Photograhy was influenced by you Leslie Drollinger Stratmoen sending hugs to you all. Facebook post by sister, Jennifer 21 Jul 2021
  		Facebook post by Matt 10 Apr 2016

  
  

• Notes

  Was a junior attending Iowa State University in about 2004. Ref General Note for his mother. Jennifer Stiles Howell facebook post 21 Jul 2021: Matt's memorial service and celebration of life will be on September 25th in his home town of Fort Dodge, Iowa. The memorial service will be at the First United Methodist Church with the celebration of life directly following at Kennedy Memorial Park. More specific times will be provided at a later date. After a year and half, we are anxious to have the opportunity to grieve, and remember a life well lived, with our extended family and all those who miss him as much as we do.