Lucy Ralston Stewart's Obituary
Lucy R. "Lu" Stewart, long-time Portland resident, passed away quietly at OSHU hospital Sunday, November 4, 2012 at the age of 97.
Mrs. Stewart was the daughter of Le Roy and Lucy Hall Ralston. She graduated from Newberg high school and soon thereafter moved to Portland where she worked at a bakery and at dental offices. She married Archie Stewart in 1937. The couple lived in various Oregon and Alaska locations until the early 1940s, when they moved to Portland. Lu, as she was known by many, was widowed in 1980.
Mrs. Stewart was a near life-long member of the Friends Quaker church. She worked in restaurants after her children were grown and her last employment was as a retail clerk at Fred Meyer. She did volunteer work for more than ten years at a local hospital.
She is survived by daughter Deborah McHugh and Peter of Scappoose and son Greg and Marion who reside in California. She had two grandchildren Brittany Gardner and Jason of Portland and Matthew and Jaime of Scappoose. Lucy had four great grandchildren, Sophia and Lucy Gardner and Scarlett and Vaughn McHugh all of whom are Portland area residents.
Funeral Service will be, 11:00am, Wednesday, November 7th at Columbia Funeral Home with committal and burial at Valley View Memorial Cemetery, Newberg, Oregon.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Oregon State Library Talking Book and Braille Services.
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