Stella Lynn Rothermel

Stella Lynn Johnson Rothermel of Mt. Holly passed away Thursday, October 18, 2018 at her home. She was 82 years old. Married 58 years, Stella was a devoted wife and mother who cultivated life-long friends wherever she went. Stella was born in Jeffersonville, Indiana and grew up in Paris, Indiana. As a young adult, Stella moved to Indianapolis where she met her husband, Tom. The couple lived in Indianapolis for many years then moved to West Windsor, NJ. Stella was super talented, artistic, and creative…she painted, sewed, knitted, crocheted, quilted, crafted, and cooked up a storm. When Tom retired from RCA, Stella and Tom moved back to Indiana and established The Elderberry Inn Bed and Breakfast in Madison – the quintessential culmination of Stella’s gifts and abilities. After many successful years, Stella and Tom sold the inn and moved to Stella’s home town of Paris where they resided for several years. Nine years ago the couple moved back to New Jersey to be near their grown children. Stella was elegance personified, natural as a wildflower, talented beyond imagination, strong as an ox, and yet delicate as a snowflake. Stella was predeceased by her parents: Gerald Johnson (wife Frieda) and Constance Bogie Henry (husband James); as well as her husband Thomas David Rothermel. She is survived by her sister, Laura Lou Bowen (husband Edward), brother Sam Johnson (wife Diane), sister-in-law Cecelia Slusser (husband Tom), as well as her six children: Stephanie Meissner (husband Robert), David Rothermel, Aaron Rothermel (wife Lynda), Maria Novack (husband Robert), Jennifer Wahner, and Stacy Satow (husband Scott); her eight grandchildren: Sophie Meissner (fiancé Joseph), Robert Meissner (wife Tracy), Joseph Meissner, Jessica Hamilton (husband Michael), Nicholas Novack, Ashling Wahner, Catrina Wahner, and Marissa Satow; as well as her two great-grandchildren: Lorelei Meissner and Ryan Meissner. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church, 555 Yardville Road, Trenton (Yardville), NJ 08620 on Saturday, October 27 at 11:00 a.m. A Reception/Celebration of Stella’s Life will immediately follow the mass and will be held at Crosswicks Community House, 480 Main Street, Crosswicks, NJ 08515. Interment will be private. Donations can be made in Stella’s honor at https://samaritannj.org/hospice-care/inpatient-hospice-nj/mount-holly/

Stella Lynn Rothermel

October 9, 1936 - October 18, 2018