Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Gretchen Maria Stewart went home to be with her Lord on Oct 23, 2024, at the age of 86. She was born to Arch and Bernice Meyring on July 27, 1938, in Edmonds, where she was a lifelong resident.
She attended Edmonds Grade School and graduated from Edmonds High School, where she especially enjoyed being active in the athletic program and was an avid member of the Edmonds Rainbow Girls. She graduated from Seattle secretarial school and went on to be employed at Boeing for a short time before marrying Gary Stewart, also of Edmonds, on Dec 14, 1957.
In 1958, Gretchen was employed at the Edmonds Tribune Review, which later became The Enterprise, as the society editor, where she wrote the “Our Yesterdays” column until 1988. Gretchen was also a member of the Edmonds Junior Women’s Club for over five years, serving her community on many committees, which led to her being chosen as Club Woman of the Year in 1968. Gretchen was a member of Edmonds United Methodist Church and served as an Avon representative for 53 years!
Gretchen was predeceased by her husband, Gary Stewart. She leaves behind her children, Kathy (Ran) Smethers, Lance (Serena) Stewart, Kimberlee Stewart, and Colleen (Chuck) Usoski; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
She will be missed deeply by her family and vast friends.
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