Kenneth Millet Stewart - Obituary

enneth Millet Stewart of Edgewater passed away on July 22, 2025 after a brief battle with cancer. Born in Boston, Massachusetts on December 27, 1941 to the late Millet and Frances Stewart, Ken was 83 years old. Growing up in Saugus, MA, Ken attended Saugus High School and earned his BS from Tufts University. Ken continued his education at the University of New Hampshire where he earned a Master’s of Science in Civil Engineering. Ken loved his work. Early in his career, he worked for the Avco Corporation and General Electric. He started his own land development and construction company in Tamworth, NH and had a long career as an executive in engineering. In 1977, he began work for SEA Consultants running their office in Portland, ME and working in their office in Boston, MA. In 1990, he relocated to Annapolis, MD to work for McCrone. Ken’s career would take him to DJG Engineering in Williamsburg, VA, Davis, Bowen and Friedel in Salisbury, MD and to Ben Dyer Associates in LaPlata and in Mitchellville, MD. He retired from engineering in 2016. Ken was a member of the National Association of Professional Engineers, a proud alumnus of Alpha Tau Omega (ATO), and was a life member of the Elks, Lodge 622. As an advocate for our nation’s first responders, he was proud of his time volunteering for the Tamworth Fire Department in New Hampshire. Ken was a sharp-witted and endearing friend. He was an avid reader, a skier and enjoyed playing golf with his friends. In the Fall of 1996, he met the love of his life, Maria. For nearly 30 years Ken and Maria enjoyed traveling, including their annual trips to Bonita Springs, FL and to their condo in Ocean City, MD. Most recently, he enjoyed the comfort of his own yard looking over the South River. Along with his parents, Ken is predeceased by his sister Frances (John) Tobin of Hampton, NH. He is survived by his loving wife Maria Morgan Stewart of Edgewater, MD, daughters Laura (Thomas) Stewart Gouveia of Keysville, VA and Linda (Patricia) Nelson Stewart of Cold Spring, NY, grandsons Mark Noeker of Saratoga Springs, NY and Brian (Arriana) Noeker of Fort Walton Beach, FL, sister Elaine (John) Cornell of Richmond, VT, stepson Brian (Holly) Hutson of Belton, SC, and step-grandchildren Sarah Gouveia, Nathan, Dalton, and Cannon Hutson. A memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family invites contributions in Ken’s honor to Tunnel to Towers Foundation , an organization which was dear to his heart.