Dennis “Denny” Duane Stewart, 78, of Manheim, PA, passed away on Saturday, July 13, 2024, while under hospice care at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the beloved husband of Marie L. (Witmer) Stewart, with whom he celebrated 46 years of marriage.
Dennis was born in Waynesburg, PA, on Sept. 25, 1945, to the late Paul and Ruth (Rogers) Stewart.
He grew up in Oak Forest and graduated from West Greene High School in 1963. He was a U.S. Army veteran (1965-67), having served in the Vietnam War, where he earned the Vietnam Service Medal. He moved to Northern Virginia and worked for the General Services Administration in 1970, retiring as an Electronic Technician in 1994.
In the 1980s, Dennis was a member of the Navy Golf League at Hains Point in Washington, D.C. until around 2002 when he began golfing with a league at Andrew’s Air Force Base in Maryland until 2014. In addition to golfing, he enjoyed playing the guitar and singing, Carolina shag dancing, collecting Nascar memorabilia, bicycling, and walking with his wife at parks. He liked nature, traveling, and photography. During 1999-2001, Dennis and Marie through Fairfax County Social Services in Northern Virginia provided respite care for foster children one weekend a month. Dennis was friendly and had a heart of gold. He will be missed by family and friends alike.
Surviving are his sisters, Marilyn Kriebel, of Finleyville, PA, and Janet Stewart, of Clarksville, PA; four nephews; one niece; and great-nieces and great-nephews.
He was preceded in death by his siblings, Roger Stewart and Lois Jean Headlee.
Services will be held privately.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to Friends of Lake Accotink Park, P.O. Box 1203, Springfield, VA 22151.
