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Kathryn J. 'Jean" Stewart

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SYRACUSE – Kathryn J. “Jean” Stewart, 81, Syracuse, passed away at 5 a.m. Feb. 28, 2016, at her home.
She was born June 4, 1934, in Plymouth, to Leroy and Glenn Rohrer Coplen. On Jan. 25, 1953, in Carmel, she married Morris R. Stewart, who survives in Syracuse.
She graduated in 1952 from Carmel High School. She moved to Syracuse (Dewart Lake) in 1972 from Carmel having summered there for many years before. She retired in 1996 from Chore-Time Brock in Milford after 19 years. She formerly worked for Dr. Myers in Syracuse and was camp manager with her husband at Quaker Haven Camp for nine years. She was a member of the Dewart Lake Friends Church.
Also surviving are a daughter, Kathy (and spouse Tom) Anglin, Nappanee; four sons: Michael (and spouse Lee Anne) Stewart, Syracuse; John Stewart, Indianapolis; Eric (and spouse Loretta) Stewart, McLean, Va.; and David (and spouse Jeff Hutchins) Stewart, Chicago, Ill.; nine grandchildren; 10 great- grandchildren; and a brother, Carl (and spouse Betty) Coplen, Avon Park, Fla. She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Lowell Coplen.
Private family services will take place at a later date.
Cremation will take place at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, Warsaw.
Owen Family Funeral Home, Syracuse, is in charge of arrangements.
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Memorials to Quaker Haven Camp, 111 EMS D16C Lane, Syracuse, IN 46567; or Dewart Lake Friends Church, P.O. Box 356, Syracuse, IN 46567.
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