Marjorie Ruth (Cook) Stullenburger passed away peacefully during the early hours of Tuesday November 7, 2023 at Spring Home in Galloway, NJ at the age of 93. She had lived at Spring Home since 2017.

“Marj”, as known by her family and friends, was born in Pittsburgh, PA on May 3, 1930. She was born in the second floor bedroom of a house owned by her German immigrant grandparents, Conrad & Louise Storz.

Marj grew up in Wheeling, WV, attending Park View Grade School, Mt. De Chantal Visitation Academy and Triadelphia High School. After graduating from high school in 1947 Marj attended Muskingum College in New Concord, OH, where she graduated in 1951 with a major in Education. There she met the love of her life, her husband, Harold “Stoney” Stullenburger.

Marj and Stoney were married in the United Presbyterian Church in Wheeling, WV, in 1951. As a new college graduate, her first job was as an elementary school teacher at Wheeling Country Day School. In 1953, Marj became a full time house mother, giving birth to her first child, Mark. In 1955 and 1958 she gave birth to daughters, Melinda and Marcia.

In 1968, Marj, her husband, Stoney, and children relocated to Millville, NJ. During her time in Millville, besides being a devoted mother, Marj was employed for 12 years by the Millville Board of Education, as a special education teacher at the Wood Elementary School and Holly Heights Elementary School. After her teaching career, Marj was employed for over 30 years as a real estate sales agent/broker with Coldwell Banker McClain-Heller Realty in Vineland, NJ.

During Marj’s teaching and real estate career’s Marj always prided herself in her desire of helping those with special needs. She believed that obtaining an education and owning a home were key to a person’s sense of wellbeing and success in life. She served as the Board President on Affordable Homes, a volunteer social service organization that helped those in need obtain home ownership. With her tenacious desire to help others, Marj was known as a force to be reckoned with. She never backed down when trying to help those in need.

Besides her professional career Marj was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother. She was always looking for ways to help her children and grandchildren have better lives. She was the rock of the family and will be missed.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold J. “Stoney” Stullenburger, son-in-law, Steven Muenker (Melinda), parents George Cook and Frieda (Storz) Cook.

Marj is survived by her son Mark Stullenburger (Janice), daughters Melinda Stullenburger-Muenker, and Marci Stullenburger (James), granddaughters Lindsay Stullenburger (Robert) and Amy Stullenburger Akers (James), and great granddaughter June Akers.