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Marie Etta Dunten Steward

Birth	:	30 Jun 1904 Walterville, Lane County, Oregon, USA
Death	:	18 Oct 2001 Cedarville, Modoc County, California, USA
Burial	:	Lake City Cemetery, Lake City, Modoc County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.6452700, -120.2188180
Description	:	Long-time Lake City resident and rancher Marie Etta Dunten Steward, passed away at the age of 97, of natural causes, on October 18, 2001 in Cedarville, Calif. She was born Marie Etta Dunten on June 30, 1904 in Walterville, Ore. to Emma Belle Dotson Dunten and was delivered on the stairway of their home by her father Vivian Levering Dunten. Marie was the third child in a family of seven children. Marie was left to do most of the work on her father's ranch in Camp Creek, Ore. She later moved to Eugene and stayed with an aunt where she attended... Read More	Long-time Lake City resident and rancher Marie Etta Dunten Steward, passed away at the age of 97, of natural causes, on October 18, 2001 in Cedarville, Calif. She was born Marie Etta Dunten on June 30, 1904 in Walterville, Ore. to Emma Belle Dotson Dunten and was delivered on the stairway of their home by her father Vivian Levering Dunten. Marie was the third child in a family of seven children. Marie was left to do most of the work on her father's ranch in Camp Creek, Ore. She later moved to Eugene and stayed with an aunt where she attended high school. At age 17, Marie first met Bruce Steward when his car got stuck in a mud hole and she pulled him out with her horse. At that time, he thought she was a boy because her long, auburn hair was up under her hat. Bruce was working in the saw mills. At the time, Bruce was married to Meta Collins and had two children, Audrey and Brucie. Shortly after meeting Marie, his wife and daughter died a month apart. He later moved back to Lake City, Calif. Bruce and Marie then corresponded for a year. They decided to get married and she came by train to Klamath Falls, Ore. where Bruce and Russell Steward met her. They then traveled to Alturas in Russell's Model T Ford, where Bruce and Marie were married April 16, 1923. On their arrival at Lake City, they were surprised by a chivery at the Steward Ranch, where they made their home with his parents. During their early married life, Brucie and Marie went with Bruce trapping and hunting. They ran the Leonard's Baths along with working on the ranch. To their marriage four children were born, Vivian, DeLos "Bud", Dale and Theyel. Due to Bruce losing his sight at age 50, Marie took over all the ranch responsibility with the help of her children. She also trapped for coyotes, milked several cows, raised a big vegetable and flower garden, peddled her vegetables and milk to people in the valley and surrounding areas. She put in approximately five hundred entries in the fair and won the sweepstakes at Modoc District Fair for many years. She loved her family and always had a house full of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her home was always filled with family and friends or anyone who needed a place to stay or get a haircut. Her father had been a barber by trade and Marie had learned the trade. Her stove was always ready with a meal for anyone who needed it. Behind her great cook stove one never knew if a calf, lamb or pig might be found, as she was warming it up, so she could return it to its mother. Marie put in many years on the range, moving cattle to and from Nevada. She has been a member of the First Baptist Church in Lake City since 1923. She lived on the ranch until 1989. She passed away peacefully at Surprise Valley Hospital's long-term care, where she had resided for a number of years. Her husband Bruce preceded her in death on June 9, 1984, at the age of 94 and after 61 years of marriage. She was a loving mother to Brucie D. Steward who preceded her in death, as did daughter-in-law Jane, sons-in-law Carey Kemble, Buzz Weagant, and Bill Hauver, grandsons Ed Kemble and Frank Kemble; granddaughters Kathryn Kemble, Robbie Weagant and Julie Ann Steward and great-granddaughter Wendy Rebbeca Steward, and her brothers and sisters. She is survived by her daughters, Vivian Kemble of Cedarville and Theyel Hauver of Lovelock, Nev.; sons, DeLos "Bud" Steward of Cedarville and Dale Steward of Lake City. She was also blessed with many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; five generations of love. Pastor Rod Bodmer of Faith Baptist Church, Alturas gave the service at the Baptist Church in Lake City on October 22 at 1:00 p.m. Mrs. Steward was laid to rest at the Lake City, Calif. Cemetery. Contributions in her memory may be directed to the Surprise Valley Community Hospital, P.O. Box 246, Cedarville, CA 96104 or to a charity of the donor's choice. Contributor Bill Gransee Published by Modoc County Record on 25 October 2001.

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Marie Etta Dunten Steward's memorial is located at: Lake City Cemetery, Lake City, Modoc County, USA.
When did Marie Etta Dunten Steward death?
Marie Etta Dunten Steward death on 18 Oct 2001 in Cedarville, Modoc County, California, USA
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Latitude: 41.6452700
Longitude: -120.2188180

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Martin Bruce Steward

(1890 - 1984)

Children

Vivian Maxine Steward Kemble

(1924 - 2010)

Delos D “Bud” Steward

(1927 - 2005)

Dale Elden Steward

(1929 - 2017)

Theyel Steward Hauver

(1932 - 2005)

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