Friday, September 4th, 2020
Mary Alice Stoner
Mary Alice Stoner, 89, passed away peacefully on September 2, 2020 at 11:30 pm at Otterbein Living Center, St. Marys, Ohio, where she had resided for almost three years.
She was born on August 6, 1931 to the late Edwin and Hilda (Schamp) Sandkuhl. She and Robert L. Stoner were married on December 17, 1949 at St. Paul's United Church of Christ in St. Marys, where she was a lifelong member.
Mary Alice enjoyed church activities including quilting, Circle and Guild work, serving on many committees and being a member of Consistory and holding many offices at the church.
Mary Alice (Sandy) was a member of Memorial High School class of '49. She helped plan and attend class reunions through her 70th reunion in 2019.
She retired from Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in 1995 after 25 years working first as an aide and then an LPN. She then volunteered another 20 years retiring again in 2015. She loved working at the hospital and was very proud of the growth of JTMDH.
She is survived by a daughter, Cindra (Jim) Huckemeyer, Celina; two sons, Tim (Phyllis) Stoner, Lebanon, Ohio and Bruce (LuAnn) Stoner, St. Marys; grandchildren, Andrew (Cassie) Strasburg, Columbus, Ohio, Emily (David) Fusco, Delaware, Ohio, Joshua Stoner, Springfield, Ohio, Ryan (Andrea) Stoner, St. Marys, Scott (Lauren) Stoner, Cable, Ohio and Seth (Caitlyn) Stoner, Tomball, Texas; great-grandchildren, Lucas and Alaina Stoner, Springfield, Ohio, Leo and Rey Stoner, St. Marys, Blake and Sawyer and Hayes Stoner, Cable, Ohio; and extended family, Andy, Deanna, Aisy, Aly and Ady Allgeyer, Nicole Bruser and Sage Bruser of Lebanon, Ohio. Also survived by Sue (Stoner) Jack Griner, Paulding, Ohio, Don Steveley, Madison, Indiana and Mary Alice (Pidge) Stoner, Celina, Ohio.
She is also preceded in death by a son, Jeffrey Stoner; a brother, Wayne Sandkuhl; a sister, Eleanor Johns Hoenie; a niece, Nancy Johns Whitney; a great nephew, John Keysor; a granddaughter, Stacey Stoner; and in-laws, Darrel Johns, Bill Hoenie, Orval (Getrude) Stoner, Marie (Don) Hegemier, Gladys (John) Schultz, Katherine (Bill) Harris, Mary Lou (Frank) Stuck, Janelle Steveley and Pearl Stoner.
Mary Alice and her husband, Bob, decided many years ago to be Anatomical Gifts to Wright State University Medical School.
Private memorial services will be held at the family's convenience.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to St. Paul's United Church of Christ Elevator or Endowment Fund, 201 N. Perry St., St. Marys, Ohio 45885 and/or Grand Lake Health Systems in St. Marys.
Cisco Funeral Homes are honored to care for Mary Alice and her family. To pay your respects and to leave online condolences and memories, visit www.ciscofuneralhome.com or visit the Cisco Funeral Homes Facebook page.
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