STEPHANIE JOAN MORRIS

BRANDON — Stephanie Joan Morris, age 98, passed peacefully on Oct. 22, 2025, at her home in Brandon, Vt.

Stephanie was born in Perth Amboy, N.J., on Oct. 28, 1926, the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Cwiklic) Wojciechowski. On May 25, 1945, she married Charles M. Morris, Jr., and they raised their two daughters in East Brunswick, N.J.

In 1974, following her divorce, Stephanie began a new chapter in Amherst, Mass., where she spent several decades building friendships, tending extensive gardens, cycling, hiking, creating stained glassworks, playing the organ, and listening to opera and classical music.

To be near family, Stephanie moved to Brandon in 1999, where she developed treasured friendships with neighbors and community members. She continued hiking, cycling, and cross-country skiing, exercising daily into her nineties while living independently at age 98. Even in her final weeks, she was known to present a bicep or calf for inspection or pull out her log of 25+ mile cycle adventures.

Stephanie was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Brandon and was especially fond of Pope Francis, who shared her progressive values.

She is survived by her daughter, Stephanie Joan Choma and her husband Joseph of Sudbury, Vt.; sister, Barbara Cser; grandchildren Amy Mason and her husband Brian of Weybridge, Vt., and Joseph Choma and his wife Jessica Saunders of Albany, N.Y.; five great-grandchildren: Sophie, Aster, and Elizabeth Mason and Isabel and David Choma; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins including her beloved niece Rosemarie Bonk of Edison, N.J. She was predeceased by her daughter, Marilyn Ann Morris; brother Joseph Wojciechowski; sister Ann Bonk; and former husband, Charles.

Stephanie passed away peacefully at home just six days before her 99th birthday, after six weeks in the tender care of Rutland County VNA & Hospice, with long visits from treasured family and neighbors, wheelchair foliage strolls through her condo community, and many dishes of ice cream. Her family extends profound gratitude to VNA Nurse Amy Ferro and caregiver Nathalie Gedeon of TLC HomeCare for their exceptional care and compassion.

A private graveside service will take place in November at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Brandon. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to The Brandon Free Public Library, 4 Franklin Street, Brandon, VT 05733.

Arrangements by Miller & Ketcham of Brandon.◊