Ohhhhh the laughter...I miss you every day my friend.💔

I just found out in January that Marybeth passed away. I am heartbroken. At the young age of 24, I moved from Pittsburgh to Jersey City to pursue my acting career and Marybeth took me under her wing. She and Ed Benoit were not only my employers, but also my friends. My mother always said that she never had to worry about me because she knew Marybeth was taking care of me. "Mare", as I called her, was always there for me. She came to my shows, my wedding, and visited me when each of my children were born. Mare was a strong independent woman that I looked up to. She constantly made me laugh. She treated me, Felicia, and Nancy as if we were her daughters. Below is a picture from a party Marybeth had for me when I starred in a production of "Sylvia".  She always went all out and was so giving to everyone in her life.  Thank you, Mare, for enriching my life. May God bless you and may you rest in peace. I know you are still with us and are looking down on us and continuing to protect us.  I love you always and forever. Your Gina Beana.  

I just recently learned that Mary Beth had died, and I am so sorry for this terrible loss to her family and friends.  She was a terrific lady, funny and smart, and will be missed.



Today is Mary Beth  Long -Stull's 70th birthday. I think about her often but today I started the day scrolling through her Facebook accounts looking thru her pictures of her family, her Mom  Philly, her beloved nephew Ben, and wonder-filled niece  Katie, Her brother she adored Michael, and her wonderful sister in law Gail, her cousins, and her wonderful group of friends. There were pictures of her husband Jimmy Stull when we were all young but neither Mary Beth nor Jimmy aged particularly.  Her mom lived to be 95 and frankly, I expected her to also. If I have not posted before it has been because with COVID it has been easier to think I would just see her in Hoboken or Summit when this passes.  Today on your birthday although I can clearly hear your voice in my head  I could not pick up the phone to wish you Happy Birthday and all I can say with tears in my eyes is thank you Mary Beth for sharing a lifetime with me, Bob and Kerry.!  You will always be a part of our family. and our lives.

Mary Beth was a woman ahead of her time. I don't know if she considered herself a feminist but without a doubt she demanded equality in a field dominated by men. You will be missed and remembered by all who knew you. Rest in peace.

I met Mary Beth when I was seven years old.   We both lived in the projects at the time.  I guess I can say we bonded over many wonderful childhood memories.  We, and so many others in our group, would band together and play so many innocent games together.  A favorite of ours was "Fried End" .   But where our friendship really blossomed was learning to swim together.  Our contact would go and come over the years as we both went in different directions, but we always got back in touch with each other through swimming.   She would call me every few years and say hey let's meet up and go swimming ... and off we'd go.  I could still picture us leaving the CYO with our hair soaking wet in the winter eating ice cream cones and these big dill pickles that we got for a nickel.   We were mischievous little girls together and mischievous big girls together.   We lost touch for some years;  but she called me a few years back and we reconnected.  I am so grateful for that.  Sleep well Mary Beth!

The loss of someone I was close to is never easy. I am sorry about Mary’s passing. She was a blessing and a good friend to me for many years and I am so glad we crossed our path in life. I will always remember Mary’s kindness and that special glowing smile which was contagious with anyone she met. Mary will always be in my heart and memories forever. 
Ms. Freddy Garcia.


Rest in Peace my friend will always remember our secret talks and how you made us laugh during our lunches.  The angels are laughing with you now.  Rest in Peace you beautiful soul.

My best friend, Mary Beth (Long) Stull passed way yesterday.  I met Mary Beth in grammar school and we remained close friends for over 55 years.  She was there for all the laughter and sorrow.  There was never a loss of words with Mary Beth around.  She was a smart, loving, caring, happy and loyal friend.  I could always go to Mary Beth for advice.  I have many fond memories of Mary Beth.  There is a huge hole in my heart today.  I am thankful that we shared such a close friendship for all of these years.  
Mary Beth will always be with me in spirit.  She is now with her husband Jimmy, her Mom and the rest of her loved ones.  Till we meet again beautiful Mary Beth.  Love you and will miss you always!💔😪


Mary Beth Long (Stull) and I shared a grade school experience at St. Joseph's Grammar in Jersey City decades ago.  Her brother Michael and I were classmates and she was a few grades behind....  After grade school, I went on to St. Michael's in Union City and, later, to Jersey City State College.  Both Michael and Mary Beth were "lost" contacts along the way....  25 years later I entered an administrative role in the County...  and again came across Mary Beth - now Stull - with an associate, Ed Benoit.  Both volunteered and later worked for me as consultants in planning for a better county future. Working together, we transformed the county from the non-responsive role that it had played in the past to a reactive, inventive, and action-oriented unit.   In infrastructure, housing, healthcare, human services, expansion and improvement of parks and roads, as well as education, economic expansion and job opportunities in the county landscape, Mary Beth was a leading advisor in reform and advancing the goals of the community.  I am sorry to hear of her passing.  She will be missed... and remembered.  Condolences to her family and friends.
May Mary Beth rest in peace.    
Bob Janiszewski


MARYBETH

There are plenty of kind words and adjectives that might come to mind to remember Marybeth.  The  most prominent one  that comes to my mind is FRIEND.  We shared a very long friend ship...more than 50 years...its hard to believe...but true...and so to add to that label friend are the adjectives LOYAL, HONEST, TRUE, LOVING, COMPASSIONATE, AND GENEROUS..   I and her dearest friends, including Liz and my sister Michele, were the recipients of all that she offered as our friend, always with love, joy and of course humor.

How does one begin to recount 50+ years of a friendship.   There was so very much shared...a lifetime of growing up together.  We did a great deal of it side by side... mostly in Jersey City,  a place that is and always will be dear to our hearts.... in those days  it was a small world....our world. Both Marybeth and I spent the bulk of our career years there or somewhere in Hudson County.  

But, there was so much more about those early years in Jersey City...our high school years, neighborhood haunts, the ease of hopping into the City on a whim ...to buy pasta in soho ... or catching a foreign film at the Quad Cinéma ...we loved it.  Walking to Roy's in the snow to have a quick dinner and a fun visit...enjoying it all in that very close neighborhood....We all lived close by and we spent a great deal of time together ...enjoying our young adult years.. working hard and playing hard .

 Marybeth and Jim moved on to Summit... and soon thereafter were followed by Michele and I.  We continued sharing many years of close friendship together ...again living close by.  Yes, we shared many wonderful interests as truly good friends do.. Holidays together, cross country skiing, theater, dance, the never ending wonders if New York City and just being together doing absolutely nothing.

So, how does one recount a lifelong friendship?  With a loving heart and precious memories that will live on for a lifetime.  God Bless and keep you beautiful Marybeth..

So many wonderful memories, a lifetime of them.   
But there is one in particular memory that I will cherish. That was our 5 week adventure in Ortigia, Sicily in 2015. 
Memories of walking down cobblestone streets, sipping afternoon espresso in the Piazza and our daily walk to the market where Mary Beth would pick out the freshest fish and veggies and go back to our apartment and cook up delicious meals!  Navigating our little Fiat on insanely steep roads, Mary Beth always behind the wheel with TOTAL calmness! Making “K” turns on impossibly narrow streets, she was incredible!! 
Throughout all of the adventures in our lives, it is the sound of her laughter that has been indelibly imprinted on every memory of her. 
Yes, in my life, she has been an incredibly vital friend whose absence will be felt deep within my heart for the rest of my life.
Until we meet again, dear friend, may God hold you in the palm of his hand...

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Mary Elizabeth Stull

10 octobre 1950 – 1 mai 2020

Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home

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