Clarence Stewart of Mesa, Arizona, passed away at home on January 8 after a long and courageous struggle with congestive heart failure.

He was born in Stella, Nebraska, on March 4, 1925. He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Marjorie, his daughter Judy Stewart and her husband David Shrader, his brother James Stewart and his wife Vera, his sister Marian Koerwitz and her husband Fred; his grandchildren Greg Curnes, Monica Mahoney, Bradley Martin and Christopher Climer; his great grandchildren Sydney Curnes, Kaia Martin and Braeden Martin, and Declan Mahoney. He was preceded in death by his parents, Sidney and Floye Stewart and by his daughter, Carol Curnes.

He was a veteran of WWII and participated in the first wave of the invasion of Leyte in the South Pacific. Severely wounded, he was the recipient of a Bronze Star, a Purple Heart and numerous other awards.

Following the war he had a career as both a Station Master for the Missouri Pacific Railroad and as a State Farm Insurance Agent. He was an avid golfer until recent years and a life long Nebraska football fan.