Helen Steward

Age 88, of Tampa, Florida, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2017, at her home. A funeral service was held in Temple Terrace, Florida. Private burial has taken place in Flint Memorial Park with Martin Funeral Home of Mt. Morris, Michigan. She was born on November 1, 1928, in Flint, Michigan to the parents of Mr. and Mrs. John and Mary (Maizel) Fordos. She married Harry (JR) Steward on January 9, 1947. After retirement, she and JR moved to Zephyrhills in the mid-1980's. She enjoyed visiting with her family and playing cards with her friends in Colony Hills. She is survived by her four children: Larry (Linda) of Cross Plains, Tennessee, William (Donna) of Temple Terrace, Florida, Daryl (Michelle) of Freeland, Michigan, and Debra (Rick) Smith of National City, Michigan; daughter-in-law: Pamela of Tampa; sister: June of California; 11 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren, with another to arrive in the spring of 2017. She was preceded in death by her husband, JR, a son, Lonnie, and brothers and sisters, Al, Mary, Marge, and Viola.