Hannah Marie Stewart, formerly of Shenango Park Apartments, Hermitage, passed away at 10 p.m. Monday (3-22-10) in Clepper Manor, Sharon, where she was a resident for the past year and a half. She was 88.

Mrs. Stewart was born November 9, 1921 in Hastings, PA a daughter of the late John J. and Addie Mae Mason Murphy.

She was educated in Hastings and moved to the area in the late 1970's.

Mrs. Stewart was a homemaker and a former member of the Zion Lutheran Church, Ambridge, PA.

Her husband, Robert K. Stewart, whom she married February 6, 1950, passed away February 8, 1970.

Surviving are: four daughters, Linda Savach and her husband Steve, Masury, Ohio; Karen P. Laskey, Sharon; Donna M. Defer and her husband Kerry, Garrettsville, Ohio; and Carol Lynn Gardner and her husband Mike, Mercer; a son, John 'Jack' Altemus and his wife Patsy, New York; a sister, Elizabeth 'Betty' Sink, Home, PA; nine grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.

Besides her parents and husband, Hannah was preceded in death by two sisters, Virginia 'Sis' Luther and Patricia 'Patty' Durf; and two brothers, Donald and John 'Jack' Murphy.

The family would like to thank the staff at Clepper Manor for their exceptional care.

They suggest memorial contributions be made to Clepper Manor, 959 E. State St., Sharon, PA 16146.

Calling hours will be from 3-6 p.m. Thursday (3-25-10) in J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.

Friends may email condolences by visiting our web site www.McGonigleFuneralHomeandCrematory.com.

Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Saturday (4-10-10) in Sylvania Hills Memorial Park, Rochester, PA.

Interment: to follow in the cemetery.