Stephanie Alda Brewer

STEPHANIE ALDA BREWER, died at Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center in Houston, Texas on Thursday, November 30, 2006 following her battle with lung cancer and heart failure. She was born Stefania Alda Athelstan in Winnipeg, Manitoba on December 3, 1921 to the late Gunnlaugur Tryggvi Athelstan and Svanhvit Johannsdottir Athelstan. Stephanie's parents were natives of Iceland. They immigrated to Winnipeg in 1910, entering North America through Ellis Island. Stephanie's siblings were Evelyn, Johann Arnold and Anna Margaret. They moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1922. Stephanie graduated from Washburn High School in Minneapolis in 1940. After her marriage in 1940 she became a professional model. In 1955 she started Savoir-Faire Modeling School in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She became a licensed nurse in Michigan in 1965. She earned a BRE from Trinity Bible College in 1980. Beginning in 1988 she started a career as both a storyteller and writer of stories. She entertained children and grownups alike with her many stories. She traveled widely in North America, Iceland, Europe and India. Stephanie is survived by her husband of more than 66 years, Richard Wilson Brewer; her son, Richard Wilson Brewer, Jr., his wife Paula Louise Brewer and their daughter Anna Genevieve Brewer of Cohoes, New York; her daughter, Stephanie Louise Ryan of Novi, Michigan and her children Kristin Nicole Moretto of Lansing, Michigan and Linley Anne Moretto and her infant daughter Ava Grace Moretto of Northville, Michigan; her son, David Scott Brewer and his wife Kathryn Elizabeth Brewer of Houston, Texas and their children Elizabeth Nicole Brewer of Houston, Texas, Jared Scott Brewer and his wife Natasha Zelensky of Alexandria, Virginia and Jessica Eileen Brewer of Houston, Texas; her son, Mark Kenneth Brewer and his wife Kathryn Lydia Brewer and their daughters Sarah Gloria Brewer, Marissa Stephanie Brewer, who died in infancy, and Erika Renata Brewer, all of Oak Park, Illinois. A memorial service will be held at Klein Funeral Home, 16131 Champion Forest Drive, Klein, Texas on December 4, 2006 at 4:00 PM, the Reverend Gershon Suan officiating. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the American Cancer Society in Stephanie's name would be appreciated.