October 6, 2011  

LOWVILLE, N.Y.  —  Leon K. Stewart Jr., 83, of Lanpher Street, formerly of East Martinsburg, died Wednesday, October 5, at the Lewis County Residential Health Care Facility where he has resided since March 2011. 

The funeral will be 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at Iseneker Funeral Home, Inc., 5702 Waters Road, Lowville, with Rev. Beth O’Neil, pastor of the Lowville United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will follow in Beaches Bridge Cemetery. Calling hours will be from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday prior to the funeral at the funeral home.   

Born May 6, 1928, in Croghan, a son of the late Leon K. Stewart Sr. and Mary Lewis Stewart, he graduated in 1946 from General Martin School. He worked on the family farm.  

He married Shirley E. Countryman on Aug. 26, 1950, at the Lowville United Methodist Church with Rev. Roger Williams officiating.  

Together with his wife, he owned and operated the family dairy farm on the Williams Road in East Martinsburg for over 50 years, until retiring. The couple moved to Brookside Senior Living Community in September, 2006.  Shirley died on February 23, 2007.  

He later married Marline Bodnar.  

He was a member of the Lowville United Methodist Church, and was a past member of the Eastern Milk Producers. He was past chairman of Co-Operative Extension and a member of Tug Hill Planning Board. He was on the Board of Directors for the Lewis County Soil and Water District.  

An avid outdoorsman, Leon enjoyed gardening, hunting and fishing, and camping.  He was also a member of several local hunting clubs. 

He is survived by his wife, Marline ; two sons and their wives, Jeffrey and Judy Stewart, and John and Pamela Stewart, all of Glenfield; a sister, Doris Bowman, Randolph, Vermont; four grandchildren; nieces, nephews, and cousins.  

Three sisters, Bernice Pugh, Helen Spann and Shirley Dierken, died before him. 

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Lowville United Methodist Church, 7618 North State Street, Lowville, NY  13367. 

Condolences may be made online at www.isenekerfuneralhome.com. 






Information provided by Iseneker Funeral Home of Lowville and Newzjunky, Watertown, N.Y.