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Portrait of Jo Ellen Stumler
In loving memory of

Jo Ellen Stumler

August 1, 1953 – August 12, 2023
Lived 70 years
St John the Baptist Church · Starlight, Indiana
Life is short… Eat the cake, buy the shoes and take the trip!
Life story

Jo Ellen "Jody" Stumler, passed away at home peacefully in her sleep on Saturday, August 12, 2023. She was born on August 1, 1953 in New Albany, Indiana to the late Pat and Joyce Nicholson.

Jo loved to travel the world and enjoyed spending time with her family. She loved spending time in Arizona when they owned several condos there. They also spent many summers on Lake Cumberland in Kentucky where they had houseboats.

She NEVER missed an episode of the Young and the Restless, which she referred to as "my story". She was a passionate fan of Kentucky Basketball and attended multiple NCAA Final Fours.

She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Larry Stumler; children, Lori Kraemer (Steven), Lisa Lynch (Dennis), Patrick Stumler (Kari); grandchildren, Conner Lynch, Sophia Lynch, Lola Lynch, Benjamin Stumler, Lukas Kraemer, Oliver Stumler; great grandchildren, Kynleigh, Theodore, Walker, and soon to be born, Anderson. She was preceeded in death by her parents and her brother, Darry.

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1953
Born August 1
1953
Born
1959
Jo was 6 when Barbie made her debut
1962
Jo was 9 when John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth
1971
Graduated from Borden HS
1971
Got Married
1975
1st time MOM (Lori)
1976
Jo was 23 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1977
2nd time MOM (Lisa)
1979
3rd time MOM (Patrick)
1981
Jo was 28 when MTV began broadcasting
1995
1st Grandchild Born (Conner)
1995
Jo was 42 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2005
Jo was 52 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2017
Jo was 64 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2022
Jo was 69 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2023
Passed away August 12, age 70
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Lori Kraemer 43w

New Years Day 2026

Came here to say I love you and miss you so much Mom. This is the 3rd new year we moved to since you left and it just feels like we are moving further away from our last meeting, yet steps closer to being together again. A very odd feeling that I know you would understand. Happy new year Mom! Love Always, Lori xoxo

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