Marilynn Schade Stewart of Southold died on July 3, 2022. She was 82 years old.
She was born on June 10, 1940 in Brooklyn to Marie L. (Weigand) and George P. Schade. She graduated valedictorian from John Adams High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Cornell University in 1962.
She worked in an administrative capacity at multiple institutions of higher learning over the years including Drexel Burnham Lambert and Apollo Global Management. She retired in 2003.
She volunteered at the Southold Historical Society, the Book Cottage and the Horton Point Lighthouse. Her hobbies included cooking, kayaking, oyster aquaculture through the Cornell SPAT program, Sudoku, the New York Times crossword, cats, watching wildlife and sewing stuffed animals for her granddaughter.
She was predeceased by her husband Joseph W. Stewart. She is survived by her children Pam Stewart of Southold, Mike Stewart (Maury) of Robbinsville, North Carolina and Nancy Stewart (Scott Daniel) of Brooklyn, grandchild Viv Daniel and brother Palmer Schade (Nan) of Southold.
The family has chosen to remember her life privately. Memorial donations may be made to North Fork Animal Welfare League.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the care of DeFriest-Grattan Funeral Home in Southold.
