Anacortes, Washington
Paula Rinta Stewart
1940 — 2023
Paula Rinta Stewart, of Anacortes, WA, died 10/12/2023, after a long illness. She was 83. Paula was born on August 5, 1940, in Portland, Oregon, the eldest daughter of Rev. Jaakko Rinta and Elsie Wayrynen. She graduated from Ridgefield High School in Ridgefield, Washington, in 1958 and earned a B.S. in Psychology from Stanford University in 1962. Throughout her career in occupational safety and health, she worked for the U.S. Dept of Labor in various roles including D.D. of the Dept of L&I. She finished her working years at the Weyerhaeuser Corp, retiring in 2003. Upon retirement, Paula served on the board for the Girl Scouts, the Bellevue Art Museum, and the Washington Environmental...