Published May 24. 2023 09:14AM
Maryann (Stoss) Wolf, 75, of Salisbury Township, died May 16, 2023, in Lehigh Valley Inpatient Hospice. She was the wife of the late William P. Wolf, who died in 2009. Born in Allentown, she was a daughter of the late Harold O. and Stella (Schreiner) Stoss.
She was a 1965 graduate of Parkland High School.
She worked for Dun & Bradstreet for 25 years.
In 1980 she started her own hobby business called Maryann’s Cards, which sold sports and movie trading cards and stickers. She became known as the “Sticker Lady” to the neighborhood kids.
In the 1970s she worked at Whitehall Mall Record Shop where she met many artists performing at the Roxy Theatre, including Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band.
She volunteered at Dubbs Church and later at St. Paul’s R.C. Church where she was a member.
She participated in the Philly Non-Sport Show as a dealer and volunteer for more than 40 years.
She is survived by a son, James W. and his wife, Nicole, of Allentown; grandchildren, Nicholas James and Serenity Rain; canine, Luna; best friend of 50 years, Barbara Leaser; niece, Kim Leatherman and her husband, John; nephew, Kenn Stoss; great-nephews, Jonathan and Ethan Stoss; great-great-nephew, Xavier Stoss. She was predeceased by a brother, Harold F. Stoss; great-great-niece, Gabriella Stoss.
Contributions may be made to “Nicole Wolf” for Maryann’s grandchildren’s education fund and can be mailed to the funeral home, 46 E. Susquehanna St., Allentown, 18103.
Arrangements were made by the K.V. Knopp Funeral Home, Inc., Allentown.