Obituary for Millicent Ferree Stewart
Millicent Stewart passed on August 16, 2015. She was born February 2, 1918 in Des Moines, Iowa to Donald and Marguerite (McWilliams) Ferree. Her childhood was in Waukee, Iowa where she graduated from Waukee High School. She attended business college in Des Moines, and was employed by Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance. She found business too confining however, and in 1937 she moved to Denver, enrolling at St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing where she earned her RN diploma. In 1941 she applied to United Airlines, then hiring RN’s to staff its stewardess positions. Millie served as a stewardess on B247 and DC-3 aircraft when commercial flying provide glamour and adventure and she counted Hollywood actors and personalities the likes of Eleanor Roosevelt among her passengers. She flew until November 1943 when she married Ralph O. Stewart, a pilot for United. He predeceased her in 2004. They raised five children in Greenwood Village where Millie was a resident for nearly 60 years. She served a 26 year career as a volunteer patient representative at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood. Millie was a long-time member of the First Presbyterian Church of Littleton and the Clipped Wings alumni group.
Millicent Stewart passed on August 16, 2015. She was born February 2, 1918 in Des Moines, Iowa to Donald and Marguerite (McWilliams) Ferree. Her childhood was in Waukee, Iowa where she graduated from Waukee High School. She attended business college in Des Moines, and was employed by Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance. She found business too confining however, and in 1937 she moved to Denver, enrolling at St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing where she earned her RN diploma. In 1941 she applied to United Airlines, then hiring RN’s to staff its stewardess positions. Millie served as a stewardess on B247 and DC-3 aircraft when commercial flying provide glamour and adventure and she counted Hollywood actors and personalities the likes of Eleanor Roosevelt among her passengers. She flew until November 1943 when she married Ralph O. Stewart, a pilot for United. He predeceased her in 2004. They raised five children in Greenwood Village where Millie was a resident for nearly 60 years. She served a 26 year career as a volunteer patient representative at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood. Millie was a long-time member of the First Presbyterian Church of Littleton and the Clipped Wings alumni group.
Obituary for Millicent Ferree Stewart
Millicent Stewart passed on August 16, 2015. She was born February 2, 1918 in Des Moines, Iowa to Donald and Marguerite (McWilliams) Ferree. Her childhood was in Waukee, Iowa where she graduated from Waukee High School. She attended business college in Des Moines, and was employed by Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance. She found business too confining however, and in 1937 she moved to Denver, enrolling at St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing where she earned her RN diploma. In 1941 she applied to United Airlines, then hiring RN’s to staff its stewardess positions. Millie served as a stewardess on B247 and DC-3 aircraft when commercial flying provide glamour and adventure and she counted Hollywood actors and personalities the likes of Eleanor Roosevelt among her passengers. She flew until November 1943 when she married Ralph O. Stewart, a pilot for United. He predeceased her in 2004. They raised five children in Greenwood Village where Millie was a resident for nearly 60 years. She served a 26 year career as a volunteer patient representative at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood. Millie was a long-time member of the First Presbyterian Church of Littleton and the Clipped Wings alumni group.
Millicent Stewart passed on August 16, 2015. She was born February 2, 1918 in Des Moines, Iowa to Donald and Marguerite (McWilliams) Ferree. Her childhood was in Waukee, Iowa where she graduated from Waukee High School. She attended business college in Des Moines, and was employed by Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance. She found business too confining however, and in 1937 she moved to Denver, enrolling at St. Luke’s Hospital School of Nursing where she earned her RN diploma. In 1941 she applied to United Airlines, then hiring RN’s to staff its stewardess positions. Millie served as a stewardess on B247 and DC-3 aircraft when commercial flying provide glamour and adventure and she counted Hollywood actors and personalities the likes of Eleanor Roosevelt among her passengers. She flew until November 1943 when she married Ralph O. Stewart, a pilot for United. He predeceased her in 2004. They raised five children in Greenwood Village where Millie was a resident for nearly 60 years. She served a 26 year career as a volunteer patient representative at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood. Millie was a long-time member of the First Presbyterian Church of Littleton and the Clipped Wings alumni group.
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