Service Details
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 714 49th Street. Interment will follow in St. James Cemetery. A visitation will take place at the church on Tuesday from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the Mass.
Stacey D. Mia, age 66 of Kenosha, passed away on February 21, 2025.
He was born in Hawaii on February 20, 1959, the son of the late James and Priscilla Mia.
Stacey received his Bachelor of Arts degree in literature from the University of Hawaii. He later went on to spend a brief period at the Seminary for Divine Will.
He had been employed as an instructor with the Boston School of English, Tokyo, Japan for several years, spending two of those years as the headmaster. He also taught at the Necedah Shrine School. While in Kenosha, he had been employed as a State of WI licensed detective with Schmitt Investigations and Security and was extremely involved in and excelled in active shooter training. He loved cooking and was known to cook and bring food to the officers if they were experiencing a long shift.
An avid musician, Stacey enjoyed composing and was known to bring along his ukelele when going out to eat and enjoyed serenading those who were celebrating a special life event. He had a deep passion for the homeless and a special love for all animals.
Stacey’s Catholic faith was of extreme importance to him. He was a member of St. Elizabeth and St. James Catholic Churches, as well as K.O.C Council #973. He had taught CCD at St. Therese Parish for a time.
Volunteering as an educator with the Youth for Truth, America LTD., Stacey also had serves as the second V.P. with the 31st. World Congress of Poets, receiving the President’s Medal from the World Academy of Arts and Culture. He also volunteered with the PTSD Unit at Great Lakes. Stacey was fluent in the Hawaiian, Japanese, and English language.
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