Agnes Marie Stewart

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Agnes Marie Stewart, mother of Father George Stewart and wife of the late Deacon George Stewart, died Dec. 14 at St. John’s Riverside Hospital in Yonkers. She was 79.

Father Stewart is pastor of St. Augustine-Our Lady of Victory parish in the Bronx. Deacon George Stewart, who died in 2016, served at St. Columba, Hopewell Junction; Regina Coeli, Hyde Park; and St. Anthony of Padua, West Harrison. He also served at parishes in Lake Placid and Wilmington, and Keene, N.H.

Born in Mount Vernon, Mrs. Stewart met her husband while skating at Rye Playland, and the two were married in 1965 at St. Catharine’s Church in Pelham.

Mrs. Stewart served as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion and was active in the Altar Rosary Society, St. Vincent de Paul Society and Marriage Encounter.

She is survived by seven children, Father George, Kevin, Dennis, Maureen, Heather, Tara and Ryan; eight grandchildren, Kevin, Bobby, Elizabeth, Dennis, Hunter, Dakota, Catherine and Harper; and a sister, Eileen Hurst.

A Funeral Mass was offered Dec. 18 at St. Columba Church. Burial was in St. Denis Cemetery, Hopewell Junction.

Agnes Marie Stewart