12/26/2025
Our deepest condolences are with the Stogoski family as it was our privilege to have been a part of Mary Ann’s life journey, as she was truly a woman who dedicated her life to helping others.
🙏🏻Mary Ann (Krupinski) Stogoski, R.N., 85, of Exeter, PA, passed away peacefully on December 20, 2025. She was born on November 20, 1940, in Nanticoke, PA.
Mary Ann was a graduate of Edwardsville High School, Class of 1958, and Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1961. She also attended College Misericordia, Wilkes College, and King’s College.
A dedicated registered nurse, Mary Ann devoted her life to caring for others. She served as staff at Mercy Hospital in Wilkes-Barre, PA, St. Edwards Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, AR, Lakeside Nursing Center in Dallas, PA. She also provided private duty nursing in Fort Smith, AR, and for various home health agencies in the Wilkes-Barre area. She was also a Personal Care Supervisor for C.E.O in Wilkes-Barre, PA for four years.
Mary Ann was owner and proprietor of R.N. Ambulance Service of Kingston, PA, for over ten years. It was one of the first private ambulance services in the Wyoming Valley. She would often accompany patients, in her ambulance, on long- distance transfers to out-of-the-area hospitals. She crocheted many colorful afghan blankets to keep her patients warm and comfortable during their trips. After retiring from her nursing career, Mary Ann worked at Microfilm Data Management, Kingston, PA.
Mary Ann was a member of the St. Ignatius of Loyola Church, in Kingston, PA. She was an active participant in a medical research study at Harvard Medical School for over sixty years. In the 1970’s, she was a member of the Kingston Huskie Mini- Football Organization as cheerleading coordinator, as well as coordinator of the Kingston Kadets.
Mary Ann enjoyed ceramics, crocheting, spending time with her grandchildren, and going to the casino.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank Krupinski and Julia (Shimko) Krupinski, brother, Robert Krupinski, and sisters, Rita Coach and Constance Sedeski.
She is survived by her daughters, Tami Ball and her husband, Jason Sr., of Dallas, PA, Sheri Kochenberger and her husband, Jeffrey, of Milton, DE, and Jenny Harrison and her husband, Robbie, of White Haven, PA, and also survived by her estranged son, William Stogoski, Jr. and his wife, Marianne, of Jenkins Township, PA. She is also survived by her grandchildren Amanda Yuhas and her companion, Mark Rumpf, of Fleetwood, PA, Steven Yuhas and his wife, Kristi, of Kingston, PA, Jason Ball, Jr. of Dallas, PA, Haley Lawson of Milton, DE, and Mitchell Lawson of Fort Worth, TX. She also has five great-grandchildren, bonus grandchildren, and bonus great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.
Mary Ann’s family would like to extend their gratitude to Traditional Healthcare Hospice staff. And would especially like to extend their deepest gratitude to the nurses, staff, and volunteers at Allied Services Hospice Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA, for their exceptional care during their mother’s last days. The family considers them all to be Angels on Earth.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Maher-Collins Funeral Home in Kingston. Services will be private in accordance with Mary Ann’s wishes.
Mary Ann Stogoski, R.N.
December 20, 2025
