Wilbur E. Stewart

Wilbur E. Stewart, 76, a long time St. Petersburg, Clarion County resident and former borough council president, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday evening, August 31, 2016, at Golden Living in Clarion with his loving family at his side.

Wilbur was born on November 2, 1939 in West Freedom.  He was the son of the late Kenneth B. and Ruth Hodil Stewart.

Wilbur was a 1957 graduate of Parker High School.  He was a long time member of the St. Petersburg United Methodist Church and had been a member of the former Odd Fellows Lodge in Parker. Wilbur served several terms as a St. Petersburg Borough Councilman and was council president for a number of years.   He enjoyed hunting, working and tinkering in his garage, and being outdoors.  Wilbur most especially enjoyed doting on his granddaughter.

He retired in 2008 from Advantage Tank Lines, where he had been employed as a truck driver and a dispatcher.

Wilbur is survived by his wife, Sandra M. Hasenflu Stewart, whom he married at the United Methodist Church in Parker on June 26, 1965.  Also surviving are two sons, Justin A. Stewart and his wife, Kristin M., of Pittsburgh and Tim W. Blair of Erie; a granddaughter, Scarlett Victoria Stewart; a brother, Charles “Chuck” Stewart of Erie; a sister, Arlene Pennington of Bruin, as well as a four brothers-in-law and four sisters-in-law, and a number of nieces, nephews, and cousins.

In addition to his parents, Wilbur was preceded in death by an infant brother and his mother-in-law and father-in-law, James and Ada Hasenflu.

Friends will be received at the Hile Funeral Home Inc., 802 Grove St., St. Petersburg, from Noon – 2:00 p.m.  and 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Sunday.  A funeral service will be held from the St. Petersburg United Methodist Church at 1:00 p.m.  Monday with the Rev. Douglas Brink, church pastor, and the Rev. Dan Myers, a retired Methodist pastor, officiating.  Interment will follow at Parker Presbyterian Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Petersburg United Methodist Church, PO Box 281, St. Petersburg, PA 16054.  For additional information or to send a condolence, please visit www.hilefh.com.

 Service Information