Karen Lynn Stewart
Karen Lynn (Fitch) Stewart, 65 of Springfield, Ohio, formerly of Brent Creek, Michigan, passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at the Ohio Masonic Home. She was born on January 27, 1944 in Flint, Michigan, the daughter of Leonard and Eleanor (Thrash) Fitch.
She was a graduate of Flushing High School, Flushing, MI, in 1962 and the Nursing Program at Flint Junior College, Flint, MI, in 1965. She was a lifelong member of the Methodist Church, a former retail sales associate with two major department store companies, a tennis instructor with the United States Navy in Monterey, CA, and the devoted spouse of a career Naval officer.
Karen is survived by her husband of 42 years, Joseph S. Stewart II, CDR, USN, (Ret.) of Springfield; two daughters and a son-in-law: Keirsten Stewart Moore, PhD, of Pickerington, Ohio; Kendra Anne and Christopher Walsh of Lauderhill, Florida; four grandchildren: Mason and Keegan Moore, and Logan and Riley Walsh; and one sister, Joyce Fitch West, PhD, Manhattan, New York.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her twin sister, Sharon Brown of Copake, New York.
A celebration of her life will be held in early May in Springfield.
The family requests that memorial donations be sent to the Ohio Masonic Home, Pathways, 5 Masonic Drive, Springfield, OH 45504, or the Dayton, OH, chapter of The Alzheimer's Association, 3797 Summit Glen Drive, G100, Dayton, OH 45449. The family is being served by the LITTLETON & RUE FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY.
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