EAST PEORIA…Nadine Ann Stewart, 80, of East Peoria, passed away Friday morning, July 8, 2011 in the emergency room at OSF St. Francis Medical Center.
Ann was born on September 14, 1930 in Mooresville, Indiana to Thomas and Pauline Eaden Hobdy. She married Otho Stewart, Jr. in Terre Haute, Indiana on April 10, 1948. Otho died on January 21, 1994 in Peoria.
Among those surviving is one son, Pastor Ronald (Cindy) Stewart of East Peoria; two daughters, Tracey (Stephen) Darche of Eureka and Lisa (Mark) Yemm of Bartonville; two sisters, Beatrice Knight and Lois Moore, both of Peoria; one brother, Reverend Robert (Dorothy) Hobdy of Creve Coeur; 12 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by one sister and three grandchildren.
Ann was a homemaker and assisted in the family business, Stewarts Upholstery, for over 40 years prior to her husband’s death.
She was an active and faithful member of The Journey Church in East Peoria.
Ann was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister who was dedicated to her family and church. She loved the simple things in life; family, friends, flowers, pets, her faith in God, and people. She was a cornerstone for her family praying daily for everyone and a prayer warrior when needed by those who were in pain, lost or in need. Her gentle demeanor was loved by everyone. She was a peacemaker who saw conflicts in people’s life and reached out in the same gentle manner to see them through it. She saw everything and everyone through rose-colored glasses.
Funeral services will be held at The Journey Church in East Peoria on Tuesday at 11 a.m. with Pastor Brock Winkler officiating. Burial will follow in Lutheran Cemetery in Peoria. Visitation will be on Monday from 5 to 8 at Mason Funeral Home, Germantown Hills Chapel and one hour prior to services at the church.
Memorials for Ann may be directed to her church.
Online condolences to her family may be made at www.masonfuneralhomes.com