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Rita Mary Stewart

Rita Mary Stewart

Female 1921 - 2024  (103 years)


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  • Name Rita Mary Stewart  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Birth 14 Jul 1921  Pulaski, Oswego, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 1 Dec 2024 
    Person ID I40793  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father Rexford Phineas James Stewart,   b. 25 Jul 1895, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1982, Pulaski, Oswego, New York, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Lucille Helen Clark,   b. 15 Nov 1892, Pulaski, Oswego, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Mar 1976 (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 25 Apr 1917 
    Family ID F11908  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Hopkins Carnes,   b. 25 Jun 1921, Pueblo, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1998 (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 29 May 1943  Pulaski, Oswego, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Stewart Carnes,   b. 28 Aug 1946   d. 12 Jun 2017 (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Margaret Carnes
     3. James William Carnes
    Family ID F15326  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Rita Stewart Carnes passed away on December 1, 2024, at her home in Pulaski, NY.

      Born in 1921 in Pulaski, New York, to Lucille and Rexford P. Stewart, Rita graduated from Pulaski Academy and Central School and majored in education at Oswego State College. She was a teacher at Pulaski Elementary School for 25 years.

      Rita was the Christ Our Light Church Historian in Pulaski for many years. Her ancestors, the Clarks and the Cassidys, emigrated to the United States from Ireland, settling on Bridge Street in Pulaski. They were instrumental in founding the Catholic Church in Pulaski, then named St. John the Evangelist.

      Rita was pre-deceased by her parents, Lucille and Rexford P. Stewart, husband, John H. Carnes, son John S. Carnes, grandson Andrew P. Carnes, and son-in-law Charles S. Aldinger.

      Rita is survived by her children: Margaret Carnes of Washington, DC, James (Celeste) Carnes of Pulaski, daughter-in-law Debra Carnes of Lacona, and cousin Mary Jo Higler of Kokomo, Indiana. She is also survived by grandchildren John (Martha) Carnes, Thomas (Melissa) Carnes, Katherine (Karl) LaGray, Elizabeth (Ron) Bonaccorso, and James A. Carnes, as well as great-grandchildren Cassidy, Kayla, Mary, Jack, Eileen, Shannon, Peter, Andrew, Parker, Charlie, Colin and Simon.

      A Mass of the Resurrection will be held on December 5 at 10 a.m. at Christ Our Light Catholic Church in Pulaski.
      Class of 1938 PACS

  • Sources 
    1. Details: Year: 1940; Census Place: Pulaski, Oswego, New York; Roll: T627_2715; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 38-68. Citation Text: Birth date: abt 1922 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 Residence place: Pulaski, Oswego, New York, United States.

    2. [S346] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Richland, Oswego, New York; Roll: 1636; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 52; Image: 112.0; FHL microfilm: 2341370.
      Birth date: abt 1922 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Richland, Oswego, New York

    3. [S184] Ancestry.com, New York, State Census, 1925, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1925; Election District: 06; Assembly District: 01; City: Richland; County: Oswego; Page: 6.

    4. [S21] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).

    5. [S155] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations,Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Pulaski, Oswego, New York; Roll: T627_2715;Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 38-68.
      Birth date: abt 1922 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1 Apr 1940 Residence place: Pulaski, Oswego, New York, United States

    6. [S875] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com OperationsInc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. ;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Richland, Oswego, New York; Roll: 1636;Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 52; Image: 112.0; FHL microfilm: 2341370.
      Birth date: abt 1922 Birth place: New York Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Richland, Oswego, New York