Independent Journal Wednesday April 2, 1980
Obituaries

Joseffa Stewart

Joseffa Conrad Stewart, wife of Boyd Stewart, longtime Olema rancher, died unexpectedly Monday in Carmel where she was on a holiday.

Death apparently was due to a heart attack.

Mrs. Stewart, 78, was born in San Francisco. She had lived in West Marin for 60 years.

Stewart long has been a leader in the West Marin ranching community and perates a ranch there. Part of the former Stewart property is included in the Point Reyes National Seashore.

Also surviving is her daughter, JoAnn Wisby of Olema; a sister Lou Phillippi of San Francisco; and one granddaughter.

A Mass of Christian Burial will held Monday at 11 a.m.at Sacred Heart Church in Olema. Burial will be at Olema Cemetery.

The family prefers memorial donations to the Music Scholarship fund at Dominican College in San Rafael.
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Death Notice, printed April 4 & 5, 1980

STEWART -- Of Olema, March 31, 1980. Josefffa Conrad Stewart, beloved wife of Boyd Stewart of Olema, devoted mother of Jo Ann Wisby of Olema, dear grandmother of Amanda Wisby of Olema, loving sister of Lou C. Phillippi of San Francisco and the late Charles Anthony Conrad, devoted twin sister of the late Inez Conrad Hall. A native of San Francisco, Calif., aged 78. A founding member of the Marin Music Chest and a member of the Marin County Farm Bureau.

Friends are invited to attend the funeral Monday, April 7, 1980, at Sacred Heart Church in Olema, Calif., where a Mass of Christian burial will be offered commencing at 11 a.m. Interment Olema Cemetery. Memorial gifts to the Music Scholarship fund at Dominican College, San Rafael. (3/4-3/5)

Chapel of the Hills
San Anselmo
453-8440
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Note: I am not related to this family.
Typos in the original text have been preserved: (3/4-3/5) even though the dates were 4/4-4/5
Chapel of the Hills is located on "the Miracle Mile."

Boyd Stewart remains living and is, at this date, over 100 years of age. He has been honored by the Marin County Genealogical Society as a member of the newly established Marin Centenarian Society. The Society can be reached via queries@maringensoc.org