Deborah Jo Morrison
Deborah Jo Morrison
Deborah Jo Morrison, aka Mama (1948–2025)
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Deborah Jo Morrison (Mama), 77, of Marysville, Washington on July 14th, 2025, who finally went to rest after a four-year battle with lung cancer.
She was born in Seattle in 1948 to Dave and Florence (Wendelin) Morrison. Deb attended Queen Anne High School before getting married to Robert Stelmack and becoming a stay-at-home mother to their four children.
Deb will always be remembered for her positive energy and the way that she made friends everywhere she went. If you were a friend of hers, you would become part of her family. She was the neighborhood mom to all her kid’s friends and would introduce herself proudly as “Mama.” She loved spending time with her family, and Christmas was her favorite holiday. She loved going to Vegas with the girls and always had good luck (or OWLways as she said it.) Mama was adventurous and enjoyed camping and fishing. We will miss her every day, but her memory will live on in the hearts of all those who loved her.
Deborah was preceded in death by Dave Morrison (father), Florence Morrison (mother) and David Morrison (brother), and is survived by her siblings: Denis Morrison (brother), Andrea Budnick (sister) and Lance Morrison (brother), children: Kimberly Ringer, Rochelle Stelmack, Mitchell Stelmack and Maranda Morris, grandchildren: Lilly and Sophie Stelmack, Ashley Detzler, Austin Bradford, Braydon and Ethan Morris, her great grandchildren: Amoura Kelley, Ryder Detzler, Alice and Blake Cook, and her fur baby Ichabod (Icky).
Her celebration of life is set for August 9th, 2025, at the Tulalip Casino in Marysville, Washington, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd Tulalip, WA 98271 at 2:00-5:00pm. In lieu of flowers, please feel free to share pictures and fond memories, or put a max bet on your favorite slot machine. We are grateful for the incredible support she received from her health care team over the years in addition to the life-saving blood donations she received. Please consider becoming a donor yourself in honor of Deb.
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Mama Deb: thank you for loving me like I was one of your own. I hope you and my momma are up there laughing it up like the early days. I will always ALWAYS treasure our last epic Vegas trip. I promise to be here for the kids as they navigate these first years without you. Tell my mom I miss her. I will miss you too. Don’t forget to Pop that Piggy 🐷.
Love you so much. Theresa
I have such fond memories of Debbie. the nights we stayed up all night to do a big jigsaw puzzle, sharing stories and memories. Debbie was such a jock. She got me into softball with her but i sucked at this no matter what i did to improve. Big surprise–I threw like a girl! And she was such a good bowler and got me to join a league. I sucked at that too. But she was always patient and encouraging to me. She was a fun neighbor to have and I will always remember her with gratitude that I got to call her Mama.
I’m one of those neighborhood kids she helped raise. Mama was the one we all wanted to live with, as she always let us kids be ourselves without judgement. The door was always open, there was no knocking at Mama’s house! Later in life, Mitch would buy that same house for his family and that door always remained with the same rule, no knocking and always open. She was the epitome of the “Cool Mom” and no doubt everyone would agree. My love of country music is because of Mama, it was always playing from the small under the counter radio in the kitchen. We spent alot of time at that kitchen table at 4411 playing games and growing up. I still remember the house phone number on the kitchen wall 45 years later. Mama was the life of the party and will be missed and remembered by all of us kids of the 242. A life well lived. We love you Mama, thank you for being you, for loving all us kids and for all that you taught us. Rest in Love💚
There are no words to soften this blow. I do know that she wouldn’t want any of us sad and moping around. She would love us all laughing and telling funny stories and reliving old memories. I enjoyed pranking and teasing her and even making her cry with sentimental gifts. She was such a great sport. From surprising her in Vegas all dressed up in costume to hiding plastic spiders all over her room, and buying her an exploding wallet…she took my crap in stride and with a laugh. Maybe not so much when I skipped school or “borrowed” her car without asking. She was stubborn and sassy and mostly in a good way. I will miss calling her when I had news to share or just wanted to BS. I hope everyone can find some comfort in others that were part of Mama’s family and enjoy the good memories she was a part of.
Dearest Family💜
I’m so sorry for your great loss.
I’m one of Debbie’s nieces, *Dave was my Dad.
Unfortunately, I wasn’t raised around Debbie to be able to get to know her better.
It was so nice to hear about the sweet comments & loving memories of Joy she brought to each of your lives.
I pray that you’ll find God’s Mighty Comfort & Peace that’s found through his Loving Son & Savior “Jesus”
~Oh How He Loves You~ ✝️💜🙏
May her “Legacy of Love” continue through you all & the generations to come.
Blessings ~Sincerely in Christ’s Love,
Chrissy
This song makes me think of you, Deb!
“Thick & Thin” – Louden Wainwright III