Mary Lee Seale, 79, of Millington, NJ passed away on January 27, 2022. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Vincent DePaul Church, 250 Bebout Ave. in Stirling, NJ on Wednesday, February 2nd at 10am. Interment will follow at Hollywood Memorial Park in Union. Relatives and friends are invited to visit at Bradley, Smith & Smith Funeral Home, 415 Morris Ave. in Springfield on Tuesday from 4 to 8pm.
Born in Newark and raised in Springfield, the daughter of Lawrence and Mildred (Todd) Stickle, Mary Lee was a 1959 graduate of Jonathan Dayton HS where she excelled as a Drum Majorette. In her early years she worked at Chubb Insurance in Short Hills before joining her husband in the family business, Brookside Friendly Service, in Summit. A longtime parishioner at St. Vncents, she was also a Columbiette in Springfield. Mary Lee enjoyed bowling, the beach and travel.
Mary Lee was the beloved wife of 51 years to the late Howard Seale. She was the loving mother of Guy Seale (Teresa), Linda Stecklow (Rick), Kristin Seale Rivera (Orlando) and Brian Cammarata-Seale (Heather). She is also survived by her cherished grandchildren, Jennifer Smith (Jared), Erika Baker (Kyle), Matthew Seale, Kelsey O’Connor (Brian), Melissa Stecklow, Brianna Rivera, Addie Rivera and Roman Cammarata-Seale and great grandchildren, Owen, Wyatt, Dean, and Oliver. She is predeceased by her brother Larry Stickle. In lieu of flowers, donations in Mary Lee’s memory may be made to Alzheimer’s NJ, 425 Eagle Rock Ave., Suite 203, Roseland, NJ 07068.