MJ’s Gallery

Mary Jane was born at her aunt’s house on North 4th Street in Lehighton, PA, but she lived with her mother and father and two brothers, one older and one younger, and an older sister in the southeast part of town called The Heights. So, all of her elementary and secondary schooling was in the Lehighton school system. It was while we were both students at Lehighton High School (LHS) that we met.

Here are some pictures of her activities while she was a student at LHS.

LHS Diploma

LHS Girl's Trio

LHS 1950-51 Cheerleading Squad

LHS Girl's Trio

Marlene Hammel (Sophomore), Barbara Everitt (Senior), Mary Jane Stimmel (Junior)

LHS 1950-51 Cheerleading Squad

Joyce Brady and Mary Jane Stimmel (Sophomores), Barbara Everitt and Mary Faye Daugherty (Juniors), Geraldine Bollinger (Senior)

LHS Girls’ Chorus

LHS Junior Class Play

LHS Mixed Chorus

Following high school graduation, MJ enrolled at (then) East Stroudsburg State Teacher’s College, now East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, in East Stroudsburg, PA in the Pocono Mountain resort area of northeastern Pennsylvania and earned her B.S. degree in Health Education from that school.

ESSTC Diploma

ESSTC Women’s Archery Team

She was captain of the school’s women’s archery team.

RDFC Choir

We lived in Placentia, CA for 26 years and were members at Rose Drive Friends Church (RDFC), a Quaker church, where we both sang in the choir and participated in the music and drama program of the church. For a major part of those 26 years, MJ, along with two other ladies from the choir, served as a choir music librarian.

In the drama program, one of the Christmas musicals we participated in was as Joseph’s mother and father in "Two From Galilee." She was Timna and I was Jacob.

After moving to Prescott in 2002, we both were members of the choir and drama team at First Church of the Nazarene. For one of our Patriotic musical presentations, we sang with the FCN Country Singers.

RDFC Choir

RDFC Joseph’s Mother and Father

FCN Country Singers

Three Kings Christmas Banner

Three Kings Christmas Banner

Inspiration for this banner came from a card we had received for Christmas in 1971, but the design and assembly of the banner were otherwise all founded on Mary Jane’s artistic and creative talents. The banner has been one of our favorite holiday decorations ever since.

At Home

Rocking Chair and Quilt

Stitchery

These five pictures are of some of the cross-stitch projects that MJ made over the years.

Amazing Grace

As for Me and My House

Joy to the World

Paintings

And then there are the oil and water-color paintings.

Child in the Puddle

Girl in Overalls

Boy in White Hat

Magnolia

Pink Flower

Sea Gulls on Shore

Cabin in the Aspen

Ship Rock in New Mexico

Bringing Home the Tree

And the checkerboard tray.

Checkerboard Tray

Dick’s Sweater

Knitting

And finally, the kitting projects. She made the sweater for me in 1964. I think it’s pretty special. Notice the cable-stitch design and the ribbed cuffs, neck, and waist bands.

Dick’s Sweater

MJ’s Favorite Scarf

And her favorite scarf that she made using a special yarn called Festive Fur.

MJ’s Favorite Scarf

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