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Franklin Ronald Stewart
1936 - 2026
BORN
1936
DIED
2026
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Mar. 30, 2026
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Visitation at Calvert & Metzler Memorial Homes - Bloomington
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Nov 29, 1936 - Mar 23, 2026
BLOOMINGTON - Franklin Ronald Stewart, 89, of Bloomington, passed away on March 23, 2026, at his home.
Ron's visitation will be held on Monday, March 30, 2026, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington, followed by a celebration of life service at 6:30 p.m.
The family suggests memorials to be made to the Alzheimer's Association or Trinity Lutheran Church in Bloomington, Ill.
Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington, Ill., is in charge of arrangements.
Ron was born on November 29, 1936, the son of Floyd and Francis (Krug) Stewart, in Bloomington, Ill. He married his high school sweetheart, Dorothy Anderson, on February 14, 1958, in Bloomington. He cared for Dorothy before her passing on November 15, 2022.
He is survived by his children: Sue (Rusty) Batty, Normal; Jim (Sharon) Stewart, Normal, and Sandy (Tim) Huff, Bloomington. Also surviving are his four grandchildren: Brandon (Stacza) Batty, Jarrett Huff (Mallory Tarter), Cody (Lauren Drury) Batty, Marissa (Reese) Weber along with his great-grandchildren: Henry Batty, Opal Huff, Mason Batty and Georgia Weber, and his brother: Floyd "Terry" Stewart of Louisiana. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Jerry Stewart, and sister, Connie Graning.
Ron is a graduate of U-High and ISU with a bachelor's degree in biology. After graduating he decided to pursue a career at State Farm Insurance in the Service & Systems department where he happily retired in 1999 after 38 years.
He is a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. He loved playing tennis and was a long time member of the Racquet Club . He loved taking his grandchildren to State Farm Park to swim, play shuffleboard and mini-golf. Ron enjoyed taking trips to Las Vegas and the regular Sunday night Scrabble games.
Most of all, he enjoyed his family. He loved seeing everyone and beamed with pride and joy when he talked about his family.
Online condolences may be made to www.calvertmemorial.com.
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