Marie M. Stuart Obituary (1917

Marie M. Stuart of Bremerton entered into the presence of her Lord and Savior, Jesus on Dec. 13, 2011 at the age of 94. Marie was born on Dec. 4, 1917 to James & Thankful (Deming) Pittman in Mohall, ND. When she was four years old her mother and 5 siblings were left fatherless in Castle Rock Wa where they had tough times in the depression era with no income except what her mother could earn as a cleaning woman. Her mother's sister, Auntie Maude showed up to help raise the six kids. In 1936 Marie was a member of the graduating class of Castle Rock High School. On October 2, 1938 she married her beloved husband Chuck, and they were married just one week short of 66 years when he entered Heaven on Sept. 27, 2004. Marie was an active member of Lincoln Ave Bible Church for over 72 years & was also a member of the Fat Ladies Club. She enjoyed many personal interests including quilting, knitting, camping, being a Sunday school teacher and generally just having a good time enjoying everything she did. The students of Mr. Stuart's eighth grade class at Castle Rock Jr Hi will remember Marie and her three sisters telling them about growing up during the Depression. Marie is preceded in death by her mother; her husband; her brothers, Edward & Lyle her sisters, Nettie, Lucille, Rose; & son-in-law Wayne Schmidt. Treasuring her memory are her children; Dorothy (Jim), Beth, John (Barbara) and Jim (Patti); 10 grandchildren; 23 grandchildren and Joe(Cheri) Vlach her "honorary son". A memorial service will be held on Jan. 7, 2012 at Lincoln Ave Bible Church at 2:00pm. Memorial donations can be made to LABC Youth Camp Scholarships. Please visit the online memorial at www.lewischapel.com