Comments Samuel D. Stoltzfus, shown in 2006, was the founder and CEO of Keystone Wood Specialties. He died December 10, 2020, at the age of 69.
Keystone Wood Specialties announced that company founder and CEO Samuel D. Stoltzfus died on December 10, 2020, at the age of 69.
Stoltzfus started woodworking as a young boy. Having grown up the son of an Amish farmer and carpenter, he liked tinkering with wood and mimicking toys that his great-uncle Levi made.
In 1972, at the age of 21, he founded his one-man shop, which he eventually grew to become Keystone Wood Specialties, widely recognized as a leader in the wood components industry. Stoltzfus was active in the industry for the past 48 years. During his career, he was as a member of KCMA, CMA, and WCMA, and served as a past president of Wood Products Manufacturers Association.