Santa Ynez Beloved Couple's Final Goodbye

Hello,

My name is Renee Mogensen and I’m here trying to raise money for my mom after losing her dad this past year, November 2024, and her mother in October 2021 . My mom was left with countless bills, funeral costs, planning an amazing celebration of life for both of her parents, and also trying to find the money to have her sister's resting place opened so she can place some of our papa's and nana’s ashes with their middle daughter, Deanne, and also have some of our papa's ashes scattered in the mountains where he used to go mule packing. My mom’s hope and wish is to take some of our nanas ashes out to the lake that her parents, brother Jerry jr., and her used to frequently go to. Our papa's friend has graciously volunteered to take papa and have their final goodbye in the place papa loved, in the mountains, but these kinds of adventures are not cheap. I would love to have some of the burden taken from my mom. She has started to sell all her belongings that brought her tons of memories growing up, and I’d hate to see it all go. My mom lost both her sisters, Carrie Ann Martyniuk and Deanne Stewart, before both her parents passed, so everything is left to my mom to figure out without having anyone to lean on or even to talk to and reminisce while going through her old things. Nana and papa, Susan Stewart and Woodrow James Stewart Jr., were without a doubt some of the most caring, kindest, loving, and giving people I’ve ever come to know. They lived here in the Santa Ynez Valley for over 40 years and were very well known and loved throughout the community. To everyone that came and met them they were told to call them “nana and papa” because that’s what they became to everyone. I’m hoping to help my mom, who hasn’t asked for anything while dealing with loosing them, and take some of that burden away. Stacy Mogensen, my mom, will be throwing a celebration of life July 19th for ANYONE who knew and loved them both, she will be bbq, sharing amazing memories, and saying our last goodbyes to the two people who had the biggest impact on our families lives. Thank you so much for taking your time out of the day to read this. Even the smallest amount helps.

funds will be used to help with the cost of the celebration, park rental, food for celebration, pay off debt left to my mom after their passing, and being able to fund what their final wishes were and their final resting places for their ashes.