David W. Stewart
Dear Friends and Family,
With great sadness and emotion I regret to inform you that on March 3, 2009 David Stewart has left this world to join his creator and loving wife Fran Stewart. David passed away in the evening with his loving family Melody (daughter), Melissa, David, Ann (grandchildren) and Randy (nephew) at his side.
I am sure David's genuine grace and goodwill has touched all of you receiving this email, your thoughts and prayers will be heard through Gods power and wisdom in the coming days as we all remember the good man David was to all of us.
Details of the funeral services are underway and will be released via the Sioux Falls Argus Leader newspaper on Wednesday, March 4, 2009. http://www.argusleader.com/obits
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this sad time.
Sincerely yours,
Dave Roberts (grandson-in law)
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Sioux Falls - David W. Stewart, 80, of Sioux Falls, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at Dougherty Hospice House. David W. Stewart was born April 28, 1928 at Faulkton, South Dakota to Albert O. (A.O.) and Lillian (Wik) Stewart. He lived on the family farm and attended rural schools in the area. He graduated from Cresbard High School in 1946. Following high school, he entered military service in November of 1950, and served in the U.S. Navy. While in the Navy, David served as a Flight Engineer. He received his honorable discharge from the Navy in August of 1954 and returned to the family farm for a short time. He attended the Virginia Farrell School of Cosmetology in Michigan. It was there that he met Fran Attilio. They moved to Sioux Falls where they were married. He and his brother, Gordon Stewart started Stewart Enterprises. David won several awards in artistic hair design. He was also a cosmetology teacher, and spoke to many different organizations. His passions include personal flying for over 30 years, leather tooling, photography, chain saw sculpturing, metal engraving, gun finishing, golf, fishing, dirt biking and artistic woodturning. Above all else, his greatest passion was for his family. He was a devoted father to his daughter, Melody, and spent an inordinate amount of time and energy on the younger members of his family, starting with his nieces and nephews, and extending to all his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was lovingly called papa by all of his immediate family, including his three grandchildren, Melissa (Mike) McMunigal, David (Julie) Mickelberg, and Ann (Dave) Roberts; and to his seven great grandchildren, Maxwell, Dunnavin and Franne McMunigal, Zoe and Ben Roberts, and Margaret Ann and Peter Mickelberg. David was active in many different organizations including being a very active member of First Baptist Church. He served on the Board of Trustees at the church, of which he was a past chairman. He had also served on the board of the Girl Scouts, Sales and Marketing, South Dakota Cosmetology Association, and the Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce Education Committee. He was a member of the El Riad Shrine Temple where he served on the Divan and was in the Rickshaw Unit. David was part of the Cosmetology Crediting Inspection Team and the Governor's Education Oversight Committee. He was also a past member of the Optimist Club. Grateful for having shared his life are his daughter, Melody Mickelberg, of Sioux Falls, SD; his three grandchildren and seven great grandchildren; two brothers, Gordon (Dee) Stewart and Roger (Carol) Stewart, both of Sioux Falls; and two sisters, LaVonne Griffith of Sioux Falls, and Betty Fillbach, of Ipswich, SD. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his wife, Fran on September 15, 2008.Memorial services will begin at 2:00 pm Friday at First Baptist Church. Private interment will precede the memorial service at Hills of Rest Memorial Park. The family will be present to greet friends from 5:00 - 7:00 pm Thursday at Miller Funeral Home, Main Avenue location.
The family requests that memorials be directed to the El Riad Shrine Building Fund. For obituary and online registry, please visit www.millerfh.com.
Published on March 04, 2009.
With great sadness and emotion I regret to inform you that on March 3, 2009 David Stewart has left this world to join his creator and loving wife Fran Stewart. David passed away in the evening with his loving family Melody (daughter), Melissa, David, Ann (grandchildren) and Randy (nephew) at his side.
I am sure David's genuine grace and goodwill has touched all of you receiving this email, your thoughts and prayers will be heard through Gods power and wisdom in the coming days as we all remember the good man David was to all of us.
Details of the funeral services are underway and will be released via the Sioux Falls Argus Leader newspaper on Wednesday, March 4, 2009. http://www.argusleader.com/obits
Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this sad time.
Sincerely yours,
Dave Roberts (grandson-in law)
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Sioux Falls - David W. Stewart, 80, of Sioux Falls, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at Dougherty Hospice House. David W. Stewart was born April 28, 1928 at Faulkton, South Dakota to Albert O. (A.O.) and Lillian (Wik) Stewart. He lived on the family farm and attended rural schools in the area. He graduated from Cresbard High School in 1946. Following high school, he entered military service in November of 1950, and served in the U.S. Navy. While in the Navy, David served as a Flight Engineer. He received his honorable discharge from the Navy in August of 1954 and returned to the family farm for a short time. He attended the Virginia Farrell School of Cosmetology in Michigan. It was there that he met Fran Attilio. They moved to Sioux Falls where they were married. He and his brother, Gordon Stewart started Stewart Enterprises. David won several awards in artistic hair design. He was also a cosmetology teacher, and spoke to many different organizations. His passions include personal flying for over 30 years, leather tooling, photography, chain saw sculpturing, metal engraving, gun finishing, golf, fishing, dirt biking and artistic woodturning. Above all else, his greatest passion was for his family. He was a devoted father to his daughter, Melody, and spent an inordinate amount of time and energy on the younger members of his family, starting with his nieces and nephews, and extending to all his grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was lovingly called papa by all of his immediate family, including his three grandchildren, Melissa (Mike) McMunigal, David (Julie) Mickelberg, and Ann (Dave) Roberts; and to his seven great grandchildren, Maxwell, Dunnavin and Franne McMunigal, Zoe and Ben Roberts, and Margaret Ann and Peter Mickelberg. David was active in many different organizations including being a very active member of First Baptist Church. He served on the Board of Trustees at the church, of which he was a past chairman. He had also served on the board of the Girl Scouts, Sales and Marketing, South Dakota Cosmetology Association, and the Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce Education Committee. He was a member of the El Riad Shrine Temple where he served on the Divan and was in the Rickshaw Unit. David was part of the Cosmetology Crediting Inspection Team and the Governor's Education Oversight Committee. He was also a past member of the Optimist Club. Grateful for having shared his life are his daughter, Melody Mickelberg, of Sioux Falls, SD; his three grandchildren and seven great grandchildren; two brothers, Gordon (Dee) Stewart and Roger (Carol) Stewart, both of Sioux Falls; and two sisters, LaVonne Griffith of Sioux Falls, and Betty Fillbach, of Ipswich, SD. He was preceded in death by his parents; and his wife, Fran on September 15, 2008.Memorial services will begin at 2:00 pm Friday at First Baptist Church. Private interment will precede the memorial service at Hills of Rest Memorial Park. The family will be present to greet friends from 5:00 - 7:00 pm Thursday at Miller Funeral Home, Main Avenue location.
The family requests that memorials be directed to the El Riad Shrine Building Fund. For obituary and online registry, please visit www.millerfh.com.
Published on March 04, 2009.
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