Anne Stewart

Last year, Anne was preceded in death by her husband and partner in crime of nearly 70 years,

Robert “Bob” William Stewart who was born in Providence, RI on December 21, 1926 and passed on April 21, 2020 at the age of 93.

Anne and Bob are survived by sister Jenny Milner (Providence, RI), sister-in-law

Barbara Pertuso (Warwick, RI), sister-in-law Ginny Pertuso (West Warwick, RI),

brother Ronald Stewart and sister-in-law Anita Stewart (Glendora, CA), and sister Emily Brown (Moreno Valley, CA).

They are also survived by their four daughters: Karen Proctor of Las Vegas, NV (and husband Kenneth), Donna Viselli of Las Vegas, NV (and husband Stephen), Gayle Moran of Glendora, CA (and husband Michael), and Janet Luesing of Louisville, KY. Additionally, they are survived by their six grandchildren: Kevin Proctor (wife Laura), Shawna Savard (husband Donald), Kristine Padelski (husband Edward), Traci Smith (husband Ryan), Natalie Clegg (husband Adam), and Turner Luesing. They will be missed by their seven great-grandchildren: Kailey, Leanna, Bradley, Seth, Kaleb, Shayne, and Ian in addition to countless loving nieces and nephews.

Anne was preceded in death by her parents (Angelo and Giovannina), brothers (Frank, Angelo/Murphy, James, and Alfred), and sisters (Rosina and Angelina). Robert was preceded in death by

his parents (John and Emily), brothers (John and George), and sister (Gloria).

Both children of the depression, Anne and Bob led honorable lives of purpose with

laughter and warmth.

Here is a bit about the life they shared together:

She was a spicy Italian meatball and he was a tartan loving Scotsman. She always had a joke and he was her lifelong straight man. She loved old musicals and pretending to tap dance while he loved his World War II documentaries (we think he considered himself a fact checker). She made amazing Italian cookies every Christmas and he made delicious jams and lemonade from his fruit trees in their backyard.

She collected lighthouse figurines to remind her of her home on the East Coast while he collected model trains that reminded him of his travels. She had a cackle and he had a chuckle. She loved her daily ice cream and he loved his daily apple pie.

She didn’t speak much Italian, but knew most of the swear words. She always let us dress her in silly hats and was such a ham. She called movies “pictures” (pic-chas!) and said it used to cost her just a dime because they thought she was younger. She loved her Red Sox and lost her mind when they won the World Series in 2018. She gave her children and grandchildren checks on their birthday and cash every Christmas. She loved her slot machines and hit quite a few small jackpots. She used to say ”Hey my left hand is itchy, I must be coming into money soon.”

We couldn’t take her to the movies because she would crack jokes loudly the whole time. She had an extensive vhs collection and all of her grandchilldren used to love to “rent movies” from her. She worked as a school secretary and librarian for almost 30 years. She loved all of her children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

At sixteen years old, Bob lied about his age to join the United States Navy during World War II to serve in North Africa and the Pacific Theatre and was recalled later for additional service during the Korean

Conflict. He always said he wanted to live to be 106. He installed many of the call boxes along the 5 freeway in Orange County. When asked why he asked Anne to marry him, he said he wanted to beat his brother to it. He had such a great laugh. He worked on satellites for Jet Propulsion Laboratory sending them out into space. He did a great Donald Duck impression and farm animals. He had 4 daughters and wanted 2 more. He kept his belongings in pristine condition- including his Members Only jacket.

He loved big band music. He loved gardening and showing what vegetables he was growing (especially “squarsh”). He loved eggplant parmigiana and drank an entire pot of coffee a day. He built half of his house and was always up on the roof. He was very patriotic and loved his country.

She loved her husband Robert, immensely (she called him RAHBAHT with her thick Rhode Island

accent) and he called her Anna, they were married for nearly 70 years.

They had thick New England accents despite being in California since 1956.

They were part of the Quaker church and loved their church family. She delegated herself to sending out birthday, anniversary, and sympathy cards as her ministry and he volunteered as a handyman to help build the church and fix anything that went wrong.

Each had a life well lived with Bob as a man of integrity and fairness finding love with Anne

who had a corny sense of humor and an abundance of irreverence.

A viewing is scheduled for Wednesday, August 25 from 3-5pm at Oakdale Memorial Park.

A Celebration of Life service is scheduled for Thursday, August 26 at 10am at Glendora Friends Church.

A Graveside service is scheduled for Thursday, August 26 at 11:30am at Oakdale Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent in their memory to-

Glendora Friends Church at 827 S Lone Hill, Glendora, CA 91740

to help with their many community outreach programs.