Amy Stonemark, was born Amy Whitman on December 6th, 1934 in Berlin, Maryland and welcomed to this world by her father Norman and her mother Evelyn. She grew up in Ocean City, Maryland and was sister to Ted, Evelyn, Ruth, and Fred. Helping others was something Amy was destined to do, and she was very good at it. She spent the majority of her professional career as a registered nurse in several hospitals and emergency rooms. She also was a midwife, a hospice worker, and a nurse for patients with special needs through the Visiting Nurses Association. Amy's heart knew no bounds as her willingness to help others and deep love for her children and family show us. She had a strong sense of right versus wrong and was active in the Civil Rights Movement. She gave her children and family a strong sense of pride, honor, and morality. Amy would protect and provide for all her friends and family whenever and wherever she could. She was able to cast a wide net of love, becoming "Mom" to many. Growing up as a child of Amy automatically meant that there was always a lot of brothers and sisters outside of just the siblings. Mom was a phenomenal cook, and once interned under Julia Child. There was never any hesitation to invite someone over for dinner as Mom always seemed to be able to cook enough for any situation. She was an excellent communicator, receiving her Bachelors and Masters degrees and later teaching English, Poetry and Creative Writing at the University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin. Amy was an accomplished poet, becoming poet laureate at different institutions and her children's schools.Mom loved teaching, books, movies, nature, games, jokes, laughter and spending time with her friends and family. A true and loving wife to her husband, James and Amy were married on April Fool's Day, 1976. They were together for forty-five years. Amy loved being a "Mom" to all her "Kids".Amy Stonemark "Mom" "Grandma" "Nonnie" lived a long and eventful life. She was the age of eighty-three.She will be missed.She will be remembered.She was, and always will be, loved.Amy was welcomed home on March 7th, 2018 by her granddaughter Valerie.Amy will be remembered by all her friends and family:Husband James, brother Fred, sister Evelyn, children Craig(Laura), Martine(Bruce), Daron(Lisa), Erik(Renee), grandchildren Valerie, Barbara, Matthew(Janelle), Cory(Terry), Nick, Rebecca, Dylan, Sebastian, Spencer, great grandchildren K.J., Kileigh, Abby, Aiden, and Aubrey.The family of Amy would like to extend special thanks to close family friends: Arnold Kaufman, Debbie Roy, John Frankovic, Kelly Powers, Tom Labisch, Gene and Carol Bojar, Michelle Casper, Ira Bragg and Talia, Jose Flores, and all other friends and acquaintances that even in some small way were a part of Amy's life.A Memorial gathering will be held at the Hartson Funeral Home on Tuesday, March 13th from 5-7 p.m. with a service at 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials appreciated to: St. Joseph's Indian School. See their website at: www.stjo.orgWhile we are mourning the loss of our wife, mother, grandmother, nonnie, sister, and friend; we are also celebrating the joy that was her life. Please attend and bring all your fond and loving moments of Amy as well as your funny stories to share. A Celebration of Life gathering will be held for Amy in the summer of 2018. Details to be determined.