A Service of Remembrance and Celebration of Life will be held at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 18 at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be given to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society or the American Cancer Society.
We celebrate the long-blessed life of Mary Ellen Schiermeyer who shared one last Mother’s Day with her family before peacefully passing away at her home in Southlake on Monday, May 9, 2022. In August she would have been 97.
Mary Ellen was born August 14, 1925 in Norman, Oklahoma to Charles and Lillie Goins and was one of four children. After graduating high school, she left Norman for Omaha, Nebraska. While her husband Vern was from Nebraska, they would not cross paths until later when they met in Foley, Alabama where he was serving at the Naval Air Station. They were married 56 years at his passing in 2003.
She supported Vern as he served in the U.S. Navy and the Air Force for 21 years. They were stationed throughout Europe and the U.S. before retiring and building a home in Hurst, Texas in 1967 with their son, Robert, and daughter, Stacey. Mary Ellen worked throughout her life and found her calling in serving in various capacities for the City of Hurst, first for the Fire Department and then the Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Department from which she retired in 2000.
Post-retirement, she continued to stay active, supporting Hurst by joining the P&Z Commission, participating in senior activities at Peace Lutheran Church where she was a member, joining the Colleyville Garden Club, and playing cards or dominos at the Colleyville Senior Center.
She was always proud of her family and home. She passed this sentiment on to her children saying, “Always take pride in whatever you do.” She loved the holidays and made them special, caring for every detail with great love. One of her favorite traditions was making her granddaughter, Spenser, an angel food cake for her birthday, using a recipe passed down from her own mother.
Mary Ellen will be dearly missed by her children, Robert Schiermeyer and Stacey Stites along with her husband Kirk Stites; grandchildren Robb Schiermeyer and Spenser Stites; great-grandchildren Madeline, Annalise, and Benjamin Schiermeyer; and brother Robert Goins and his wife Juanitta.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.bluebonnethills.com for the Schiermeyer family.
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