Mary Mar Stolzenburg, age 63, died Sun., Sept. 23, 2012 at Salina Regional Health Center, Salina, KS. She was bom on Feb. 11, 1949 at Concordia, KS to Myron & Sarah (Higgins) Mitchell. Mary graduated from Concordia High School and attended Beloit Vo-Tech. She married James Stolzenburg on July 28, 1968 at Trinity United Methodist Church, Concordia. She was a homemaker and school bus driver in the Concordia and later Clifton-Clyde School Districts for 27 years until her retirement this past February. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Mary Mar enjoyed photography and scrapbooking.
She is survived by her husband, James; sons, Jay & wife Susan, Salina & Mark & wife Michelle, McPherson; 8 grandchildren; brother, Charles Mitchell, Oklahoma City, OK & sisters, Wanda Owen, Ellsinore, MO & Connie Mitchell, Salina. She was preceded in death by her parents & brother, Jack.
Funeral services will be 10 AM, Fri, Sept. 28 at Trinity United Methodist Church with Pastor Joe Koechner officiating. Burial will follow the services at Pleasant Hill Cemetety, Concordia.
Visitation will be from 9 am to 9 pm with family greeting from 7-8 pm Thurs. at Chaput-Buoy Funeral Home. The family suggests memorials to the church or Clifton Ambulance Fund in care of the funeral home. For online condolences, please visit www.chaputbuoy.com.