- Date Of Birth: October 24, 1931
- Date Of Death: August 29, 2018
- State: Indiana
Mary Ellen Santa, 86, of Huntington, IN, passed away on Wednesday, August 29, 2018,at The Heritage of Huntington. Mary Ellen was born on October 24, 1931, in Huntington, IN to Paul J. and Catherine (O’Keefe) Stoffel, Sr. Her parents preceded her in death.
Mary Ellen was a 1949 graduate of Huntington Catholic School. She was a legal Secretary for Palmer, Bowers & Brewer, County Clerk from 1976-1983, Administrative Assistant to Mayor Ron Schenkel, Administrative Assistant at Huntington Township Public Library, and then retired from Our Sunday Visitor.
Mary Ellen is survived by two sons, Rob (Missy) Santa, Bloomington, IN, Joe (Michele) Santa, Huntington, IN; two daughters, Michelle Howenstine, Zionsville, IN, and Paula (Robert) Garrett, Huntington, IN. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren, Jay Santa, Jordan Santa, Zach Figg, Brooke (Matt) Solan, Laura Howenstine, Jessie (Jerry) Wise, Lee (Lanna) Scheer, Rick (Becca) Scheer, Shafer Garrett, Michael (Brittany) Santa, and Maria Santa; and 3 great grandchildren, Ainsley Joelle Scheer, Isaac William Santa and Richard Vincent Scheer, Jr..
Along with her parents she was preceded in death by one brother, Paul J. Stoffel, Jr.; one sister, Kay Crawley; and two grandchildren, Theresa Marie Scheer and Joseph Howenstine.
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