Jerry Stewart
1941-2025

Jerry Stewart, 84, of Punxsutawney, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2025, at Mulberry Healthcare.

He was born in Punxsutawney on May 17, 1941, a son of the late Donald Dwight Stewart and Martha Francis (Wright) Stewart.

Jerry was a union carpenter with the Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters.  He was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles in Punxsutawney.

He enjoyed being outdoors, hunting, spotting deer and taking trips out to Hemlock Lake were some of his favorite things to do. Watching wildlife shows on television brought him joy when he was not able to get out to the woods.

Surviving relatives include three children, Gina Francine (Michael) Nicholson of Reynoldsville, Dwight Troy Stewart of Martinsville, Indiana, and Jerry Shon Stewart; ten grandchildren; several great grandchildren; two sisters, Linda Reitz of Punxsutawney and Donna Mae Kanouff of Juneau.

Preceded in death by his parents, one son, James Zane Stewart; one grandson, Shon Allen Hyde; three brothers, Terry Stewart, Donald “Jiggs” Stewart and Wayne Stewart; one sister, Janet Painter.

There will be no visitation.  Arrangements entrusted to Shumaker Funeral Home, Inc., Big Run.

A couple of times at the end, I went into dad’s room and when he placed his eyes on me, he would say “You found me, how did you find me?”  And I would say, “I will always find you dad, I will always know where to find you” and he would say, “Well, God bless you.”

We know where you are dad, and we long to see you again.