Obituary of Mary Beth Stebbins

Mary Beth Stebbins, 62 of Essex passed away on Monday evening, April 2nd at her residence. She was the beloved wife of Richard W. "Rick" Stebbins. Mary Beth was born in Bridgeport the daughter of Raymond and Elizabeth Rose (Hearn) Schuster. Mary Beth was raised in Wallingford and had been a resident of Essex since 1979. A Registered Nurse, she was formerly the school nurse at Essex Elementary School, Nursing Director of the Lower Valley Nurses Association, she also served the community as the Chairwomen of the Essex Housing Authority. Mary Beth was a communicant at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Essex. Besides her husband Rick she leaves her daughters, Sarah Ahearn, of Milton, MA, Kelly Stebbins of South Boston, MA, son, Timothy Stebbins of Brooklyn, NY, beloved granddaughters, Elizabeth Rose and Madison Grace Ahearn, brothers, James of Centerbrook, Thomas of Wallingford, Jack of Killingworth and William Schuster of Westbrook, and her sister, Kathleen Spinner of Lebanon, CT. Visitation will be held (today) April 4th at the Robinson, Wright & Weymer Funeral Home, 34 Main Street in Centerbrook from 6:00 to 8:00PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, April 5th at 10:00AM at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 14 Prospect Avenue in Essex. Burial with the Nightingale Tribute will follow in the Resurrection Cemetery, Route 145 in Westbrook. Memorial contributions may be made in Mary Beth's name to the Essex Housing Authority, 16 Main Street, Centerbrook, CT 06409 or to Our Lady of Sorrows Church. To share a memory of Mary Beth or send a condolence to her family please visit www.rwwfh.com.