Ms. Jane Stewart passed away on June 20, 2026, after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s disease.

Ms. Stewart was a lifelong and beloved member of the family of Joseph and Catherine Aresty, first of Rye and later of Mamaroneck, New York. Born in Lossiemouth, Scotland, on June 13, 1938, to Alexander and Isabella Stewart, she grew up in a large family along the North Sea in northern Scotland. She was descended from many generations of oceangoing fishermen.

Ms. Stewart worked as a physician’s assistant for a number of years in Scotland before emigrating to the United States in 1968. In addition to being an invaluable caregiver, she was an avid horseback rider. She studied dressage for many years at the Rockefeller estate in Pocantico Hills, New York.

Ms. Stewart’s adventurous spirit led her to travel to remote destinations around the world, including Africa, Australia, and on three expeditions into the Amazon. She also enjoyed many horseback riding trips in the Rocky Mountains.

Ms. Stewart is survived by her brother, William, of Vancouver, British Columbia; three siblings in the Highlands of Scotland—Sandy, David, and Bunty; and her surrogate family, Peter of Mamaroneck, New York, and Steven of New York, New York.