Evelyn Stewart
2018-06-30
Evie was a prominent member in our Ballard High School Class of 1966. She not only involved herself in all of our class reunion planning’s, but she was the one responsible for installing thoughtfulness with the concern for others in all of our reunion plans. She had too many social gatherings among friends and relatives to count (where she did all of the wonderful cooking). She was defiantly the queen of gathering when there was a need for all of us to get together in one place for a common purpose. She knew most everyone and most everyone knew her. She had a continuous smile that was warming and welcoming to all whom she encountered. She took part in many activities and reached out to many of those who were in need. We will all miss her dearly and pray that someday we will meet up with her again.
Evie's Family Obituary:
Evelyn S. Stewart, a lifelong resident of Seattle and a proud, passionate member of the city’s Pacific fishing community as a boat owner, passed away on June 30, 2018, after a brief illness. She was 69.
Born on August 7, 1948, in Seattle, Evie graduated from Ballard High School in 1966. During her teens, she worked in a Seattle fish cannery and later as a shipboard cook on her boats in Alaska, a role that brought her many admirers. Many said she was the Pacific fleets’ best chef. Along with her husband of 50 years, Gary Stewart, Evie owned crab boats including the Polar Lady.
A devoted member of the Catholic faith, Evie worked as a Eucharistic minister at her home parish, Christ the King, in Seattle’s Broadview neighborhood. She was also a longtime member of the Daughters of Norway.
She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Gary; daughter Shannon (m. Jeff Morehouse); son Kjell; sisters Debora (Peterson) and Joyce (Johanson); grandchildren Jake, Grace, Dennis and Chad (Morehouse), great-grandson Brody, many nieces and nephews, many cousins and many lifelong friends. She was preceded in death by her sister Audrey (Goers), and parents Henry and Berniece (Cibos) Pedersen. Her family was with her at the end.
Evie's Family Obituary:
Evelyn S. Stewart, a lifelong resident of Seattle and a proud, passionate member of the city’s Pacific fishing community as a boat owner, passed away on June 30, 2018, after a brief illness. She was 69.
Born on August 7, 1948, in Seattle, Evie graduated from Ballard High School in 1966. During her teens, she worked in a Seattle fish cannery and later as a shipboard cook on her boats in Alaska, a role that brought her many admirers. Many said she was the Pacific fleets’ best chef. Along with her husband of 50 years, Gary Stewart, Evie owned crab boats including the Polar Lady.
A devoted member of the Catholic faith, Evie worked as a Eucharistic minister at her home parish, Christ the King, in Seattle’s Broadview neighborhood. She was also a longtime member of the Daughters of Norway.
She is survived by her husband of 50 years, Gary; daughter Shannon (m. Jeff Morehouse); son Kjell; sisters Debora (Peterson) and Joyce (Johanson); grandchildren Jake, Grace, Dennis and Chad (Morehouse), great-grandson Brody, many nieces and nephews, many cousins and many lifelong friends. She was preceded in death by her sister Audrey (Goers), and parents Henry and Berniece (Cibos) Pedersen. Her family was with her at the end.