Passed peacefully away at James Paton Memorial Hospital February 4, 2012, Stella Hewitt, of Gander, NL, in her 91st year. Born February 18, 1921, to Henry Thomas Smith Hancock and Charlotte Fitzgerald of Brooklyn, Bonavista Bay. Predeceased by her husband John; parents and step-mother Lillian Bartlett, brothers Barnett (Daisy), Frederick (Mary), and Eric; sisters, Florence and Kate (Walter Woodward). Left to cherish her memories are her children, Sandra Hewitt (Gilbert Talbot), Belleville, ON; Wayne (Bonnie), Gander; Gail (David Rahal), Halifax, NS; Carol (Dennis Horsfall), Lantz, NS; Derek (Beverly Samson), Gander; Catherine (Shawn Goodwin), St. John’s. Also leaving with fond memories are her grandchildren, Katherine, Marguerite, John and Angela; Kristy, Terri Lynn and Natasha; Andrea; Jennifer; Matthew, Katie and Sarah. Great-grandchildren Christopher, Jacob, Ralegh, Stella, Callum, and Sophia. Sisters-in-law Dorothy Hancock, Nora Hewitt, and Margaret Hewitt as well as many nieces and nephews. Donations may be made to Central Northeast Heath Foundation or St. Martin’s Cathedral. Funeral service 2 p.m. February 7, 2012 from St. Martin’s Cathedral, Gander. Interment All Saints Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Stacey’s Funeral Home, Gander.