Mary Borghardt Stolz

Tuesday, November 8, 2005

Mary Borgardt Stolz, 91, of Mechanicsburg, Ohio, died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005, at Mill Run Care Center, Hilliard, Ohio. She was born Feb. 15, 1914, in Barton County, Mo., the daughter of the late Edd and Myrtle (Walker) Borghardt.

She was a teacher for many years and a member of the Springfield Adventist Church. She helped many children though out Champaign County as a foster mother.

She is survived by her sons; Karl Ivan Stolz, Hilliard, Ohio and Lynn Duane Stolz, Powell, Ohio; 11 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild, and approximately 40 foster children.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Wilford Edgar Stolz and son Charles Alan Stolz, a granddaughter and a sister.

Graveside service will be held at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, Nov. 8, in Maple Grove Cemetery with Pastor Hal Ward officiating. Memorial gifts may be made to the Springfield Adventist Church, 151 S. Bird Rd. Springfield, OH 45501

Arrangements made by Skillman, McDonald and Vernon Funeral Home, Mechanicsburg, Ohio.