Antanas Stapulionis

Early life Stapulionis was born on December 6, 1893, in , Joniškėlis County, he studied at Joniškėlis Agricultural School and Kaunas Teachers' Seminary . On 25 June 1941, the Panevėžys Staff of the June Uprising was established in the city which was headed by Antanas Stapulionis. Moreover, scouts were sent to all roads leading from the city and on 25 June, due to the rebel initiative, Piniavos Bridge and food factory were demined. However, on 27 June, the Wehrmacht entered Panevėžys and the Germans liquidated the staff of the rebels by the end of June.

In 1944, Stapulionis departed from Lithuania.

After World War II In 1949 Stapulionis arrived to the United States. He died on 3 July 1978 in Florida, United States. Stapulionis was reburied in Joniškėlis on 27 May 1995. The author of his tombstone is architect Vytautas Brėdikis.