STUFFLEBEAN, Mary Ellen 1927 - 2017

STUFFLEBEAN, WAFLER, OLSON, LONG, MERRISS

Posted By: Pat Ludeke (email)
Date: 10/26/2017 at 10:50:12

Mary Ellen Long Stufflebean, 89 of Springfield, MO, formerly of Clear Lake, died Monday, April 17 2017, at 12:30 am in Springfield, MO.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 22, 2017, at Ward-Van Slyke Colonial Chapel, 101 N. 4th St., Clear Lake, with Pastor Ed Bard officiating. Burial will be in Clear Lake Cemetery.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Family suggests memorial contributions to the Clear Lake Friendly Garden Club.

Mary Ellen was born October 20, 1927, the daughter of Howard and Minnie (Wafler) Olson in Dwight, KS. She graduated from Clear Lake High School and married Victor “Mel” Long on May 19, 1945 in Clear Lake.

Mary Ellen worked for the Clear Lake School District as a secretary for 31 years, retiring in 1989. She was a member of Clear Lake United Methodist Church, Women of Moose Lodge in Mason City and the Eagles Club in Mason City, and Rebekah’s in Clear Lake. She loved to travel and do handwork.

During retirement, she and Mel traveled to Arizona and Texas. He preceded her in death on June 28, 2002. She later married Clifford Stufflebean on May 29, 2003, in Eureka Springs, AR.

Mary Ellen is survived by two children, Harvey (Judy) Long of Lake Geneva, WI, Judith Merriss of Lake Geneva, WI and their families.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Mel and Clifford; and a brother, Alfred Olson.