Lila Winifred Stewart

Visitation: Friday, January 15, 2010 at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City.

Funeral Service: Saturday, January 16, 2010, at 11:00 AM at the St. Michels Episcopal Church in Cartwright, ND

Lila Winifred Stewart, age 76, passed away Monday, January 11, 2010, in Bismarck, ND with her loving children at her bedside.

Lila was born on the family farm on July 10, 1933, in Cartwright, ND to the parents of William and Grace Lassey. She attended country school taught by her mother and later graduated from high school in Fairview, ND in 1951.She married James Stewart on July 10, 1952 in Cartwright, ND. They were married for twenty-five years and had five children. She resided in Williston, ND until her retirement. Lila moved to Miles City to be closer to her two oldest daughters. In 2002, she moved to Bismarck, ND, where her three youngest children lived. Lilas passion in life was spending time with all her family. She was an avid card player and enjoyed Sunday afternoons playing rummy with her son. She loved gardening and also loved going to rummage sales. Nothing thrilled her more than a good bargain.

Lilas survivors include her five children, Linda (Dallas) Wildman, Miles City, MT, Charlene (Terry) Gunther, Billings, MT, Karen (Tracy) Whitney, Bismarck, ND, Cindy (Don) Klym, Bismarck, ND; Tim Stewart, Mandan, ND. She is also survived by her father, William Lassey, age 96, of Cartwright, ND, one brother, William (Marie) Lassey of Tucson, AZ., two sisters, Marilyn (Issy) Sackman, Sidney, MT; Mavis (Ron) Berry, Cartwright, ND. Lila had nine grandchildren; Julie (Tom) Billig, Huntsville, AL; Jodi (Ted) Herzog, Miles City, MT; Jenny (Brad) Malloy, Livingston, MT; Michelle (Gary) Hirsch, Miles City, MT; Ryan Gunther, Miles City, MT; Shawn (Jamie) Whitney, Bismarck, ND; Nick Whitney, Bismarck, ND; Melissa Whitney, Bismarck, ND, Christopher, Whitney, Sarah, and Amanda Klym, Bismarck, ND. She is also survived by fourteen great grandchildren.

Lila is preceded in death by her mother, Grace Lassey.
Funeral services will be held at the St. Michels Episcopal Church in Cartwright, ND, on Saturday, January 16, 2010, at 11:00 AM., MST. Visitation will begin on Friday, January 15, 2010 at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Condolences may be made to the family by visiting: www.stevensonandsons.com