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Mary Jo Stinogel Ellenwood, 1954-2009

ELLENWOOD, STINOGEL

Posted By: Clay County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 7/1/2013 at 18:50:26

Mary Jo Ellenwood, the daughter of Elwyn and Rebecca (Sietsma) Stinogel, was born on January 15, 1954, in Spencer, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Milford, where she received her early education and graduated from Milford High School in 1972. After graduation, she worked at the Dickinson County Courthouse in the auditor's office.

Mary Jo married David Ellenwood on October 26, 1974, at the Union Memorial Church in Milford. Following their marriage, they lived in Milford until 1981, when they moved to Spencer. Mary Jo started working at the Ben Franklin store, which then became the Beehive, for nearly 20 years. In 2004, she started working at Curves and also Hope Haven. Mary Jo has been a member of the Faith Pentecostal Church since 1978, where she taught Sunday school, and also participated in the choir and the hand bell choir. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, stamping, making crafts, reading and praying. She loved the Lord, her children and family very much, praying for them everyday. She also loved her dog, Sammy, which she called "Momma's Boy".

Mary Jo went to be with the Lord on December 19, 2009, at the Spencer Hospital, she was 55. She was preceded in death by her parents and father-in-law, Jim Ellenwood.

Left to cherish her memory are her husband, David of Spencer; her son, Michael of Rossie, IA; her two daughters: Rebekah of Indianola, IA and Ashley of Spencer, IA; her two sisters: JoAnn Pederson of North Platte, NE and Pamela Stinogel of Milford, IA; her brother, Dr. Jack Stinogel and his wife, Kim of St. Cloud, MN; her mother-in-law, Delores Sebastian and her husband, Merrill; nieces and nephews other relatives and friends.

Source: Warner Funeral Home, Spencer, Iowa (http://warnerfuneralhome.com/).

Interment in Fairview cemetery
 

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