Rene Mary Watson Stewart

Stewart, Rene Mary (nee Watson) - The Stewart family announces with great sadness the death of Rene Stewart in Peterborough, Ontario on Wednesday, July 18, 2012. Predeceased by her husband of 62 years, Pete (R.C.A.) Stewart in 2006. She is survived by her daughters, Christie (Pully, Switzerland), Susan (William) Gastle (Mississauga) and Jane (Peterborough) and her grandson, Angus (Maria) Gastle (Edmonton). Daughter of the late Alexander James Watson, OBE and Maude (Holgreaves) Watson, Rene was born on February 26, 1919 in Vancouver, grew up in Victoria (Oak Bay) and lived for many years in Vancouver (Kerrisdale), before moving to Peterborough in 1963. She was a devoted member of St. John's Anglican Church and the Welfare League of Peterborough. She was an elegant and gentle mother and friend and we shall miss her. Special thanks to Kelly Rankin at Royal Gardens for her loving care. Friends may call at St. John's Anglican Church, 99 Brock Street, Peterborough, ON, on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 for a memorial service at 2pm. Reception to follow. If desired, condolences to the family, directions to the church and donations to The Arthritis Society or St. John's Anglican Church may be made at www.CommunityAlternative.ca, or by calling Community Alternative Funeral Home at 705-742-1875.