In Memoriam: Longtime Rumsonite, Former Deane Porter School Lunch Aide, Ellen Stirnweiss Pittman, 65

July 21, 2022 Elaine Van Develde

Longtime Rumsonite and former Deane-Porter School lunch aide, Ellen Mary Stirnweiss Pittman passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on July 19. She was 65.

Born in Red Bank, Ellen spent 36 years as a lunch aide at Deane Porter.

Ellen Mary Stirnweiss Pittman
Photo/family via John E. Day Funeral Home

“One day, she went in to the school to make sure her daughter ate her lunch and decided to stay! Her love for the students was evident as she was always equipped with a candy and silly joke to make any child smile or a tissue to wipe away their tears.
Ellen was an award winning gardner with a green thumb everyone admired. She cherished her gardenias amongst may other plants and vegetables. When she was done tending to her family or garden, you could be sure to find her attention focused on her beloved NY Yankee games!
Her dedication to her friends and family was second to none. Ellen was the first person there for anyone in need and was adored by her students and neighbors, as well as her new and lifelong friends who all agree, she will be dearly missed by
everyone who ever knew her.
Loved ones of Ellen Stirnweiss Pittman in her obituary

Ellen was predeceased by: her parents, NY Yankee baseball player George Stirnweiss and his wife Jayne; her brother, George “Pete” Stirnweiss Jr.; and sisters; Catherine Fazzone and Barbara Stirnweiss.

She is survived by: her husband of 37 years, Charles Pittman; children, Stephanie Stirnweiss, of Tinton Falls, Carly Pittman, of Rumson and Erin Pittman, of Florida; brothers, Edward Stirnweiss, of Las Vegas, and Gerard Stirnweiss, of WI; her sister, Susan Stirnweiss, of Highlands; grandchildren, Madelynne, Michael, Travis and Lucy; brother-in-law, Robert Fazzone, of Rumson; and an abundance of nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.

Family and friends may visit Monday, July 25, from 1 to 3 p.m. and 5 to 7 p.m. at the John E. Day Funeral Home, Red Bank. A funeral home service is slated for Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., followed by burial at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Middletown. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Ellen’s memory to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.