Nancy Ann Stewart, born Nancy Ann Scheimo on October 20, 1955, went home to be with the Lord on July 9, 2019 following a long battle with lung cancer and neuropathy. She passed away peacefully at home in the presence of family.

Nancy confessed Jesus Christ as her savior and was baptized in 1965. As an adult later in life, she renewed this affirmation of Christ.

While she was born in Princeton, Minnesota, her family moved several times during her childhood, as her father was a pastor. In Minnesota she lived in Minneapolis, Spring Lake Park, and Ridgefield. In 1959, her family moved to Norton, Kansas, for the first time. They then moved to Goodland and Hays, also in Kansas, and then to Denver, Colorado, where Nancy graduated from Lakewood High School in 1973.

After graduation and while still in Denver, she worked at Parker Drilling Company and the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department. While Nancy enjoyed both jobs and gained valuable knowledge and experience, she needed a change and decided to try her luck in California. By the time she decided to leave, her parents had moved back to Norton and in 1983, she moved back in with them. She also joined the church her parents had helped create and build, the Full Gospel Church (now Cornerstone Church), which she considered “her church” thereafter. In 1984 she gave birth to her son, Justin. In the years following she worked as a bookkeeper at Norton Sheet Metal and the Andbe Home and was able to purchase and make a lovely home for her and her son.

In March of 1997 she married Delmer Stewart and later that year, gave birth to her daughter, Kristin. She continued work as a bookkeeper for C&R Western Construction and then Western Pest Control, but her time after was mostly spent as a mother and homemaker.

Nancy loved her family more than anything in this world. Anyone who knew her well realized that she’d sacrifice anything for her kids and loved nothing more than devoting her time to family. She was raised in the teachings of the Bible, which helped her in the journey of life to find her own walk with Jesus. Her kids benefited from this as she always did her best to instill in them those same teachings.

While she may not have thought so herself, everyone knew how personable Nancy was, making friends with just about anyone. She loved visiting and chatting with people from all walks of life, no matter how well she knew them. Music was usually flowing through her head; she could often be found humming or “jamming out” to rock and hair band music or praising Jesus with modern/contemporary worship music . . . anything from Beach Boys to Led Zeppelin to Aerosmith to Fleetwood Mac to Newsboys to Casting Crowns and everything in between.

Nancy is preceded in death by several aunts and uncles.

Survivors include her husband, Delmer Stewart; son, Justin Scheimo and daughter, Kristin Stewart; parents, Ron & Sylvia Scheimo; brother, Tom (and Hope) Scheimo; sister, Debbie (and Samuel) Pessoa; nephews, Eric (and Eun Hee) Scheimo and Daniel Pessoa; nieces, Sarah Scheimo and Elizabeth Pessoa; as well as one grandniece, Julia.

The family will conduct a memorial service on Thursday, July 18th, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. in the Cornerstone Church, Norton, KS, with Pastor Rob Mohr officiating.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Dreiling/Schmidt Cancer Institution of Hays c/o Olliff-Boeve Memorial Chapel, P. O. Box 563, Phillipsburg, KS 67661.