April 1, 1952 – September 8, 2022
Ken David Stewart beloved husband of Martha Stewart entered the realms of glory in the early morning hours of September 8, 2022.
Ken entered this earth on April 1, 1952 born to Florence and Cecil Stewart in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
He was the oldest of 3 boys, he was followed by Allan and Neil. Florence passed away on December 27, 1991, and Cecil on February 19, 1999. Allan passed away August 16, 2017.
Around the time he was 22 years old he met Linda Carpenter and her 2-year-old son Tom who became his son. Together they had John on June 26, 1979. Their marriage ended January 1990.
June 21, 1991 six days after Martha came back to Winnipeg from Brazil they met at a baseball game through the Grant Memorial Baptist singles. Ken and Martha were married on August 22, 1992.
Martha is so incredibly grateful that Ken stayed alive long enough that they could celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary even though it was in a hospital room.
Ken graduated as a teacher from the University of Manitoba in 1977. He taught in the Interlake School Division #21 until 1980 and then in the Winnipeg School Division #1 till around 1999, I don’t remember when that was over but I do remember that by December 1999 he was working at Sara Riel because I remember spending that New Year’s Eve with him at work because I didn’t want to spend the change of a millenium alone at home.
For 10 years he then worked for the Salvation Army in their Haven Residence and then till 2019 he worked as a substitute teacher for the River East Transcona School Division.
In going through his notebooks I found this bio he wrote for Facebook on November 11, 2021. “I am presently a self-employed author, blogger and podcaster. (Ken made 125 Youtube videos which you can find by putting the name Ken David Stewart in the search he also self published 3 books.) I hope to return to doing some substitute teaching when my situation changes. My wife and I are both Christians but we have friends and acquaintances that are Christians, and some that are not. Martha and I are both very accepting people.
My life has been a struggle for most of my life, but lately my health has been improving and I am much happier than I’ve been in the past. I have many different hobbies and interests including reading and listening to audiobooks, playing bass guitar, working out with both free weights and my bullworker. I also enjoy listening to both rock and country music.”
Ken was a very eclectic man. He had so very many different interests. I loved my conversations with him. I was so very blessed to have such a kind, caring, compassionate, sensitive, and patient husband.
Left to grieve Ken are his son Tom and his wife Teresa and their daughter Ayla, his son John and his brother Neil and Martha’s 5 younger siblings with their extended families, Lydia, Louise, David, Danny and Esther.
8 thoughts on “Ken David Stewart”
So Sorry for your Loss Martha, and Family’s ,
May God bring you peace and comfort . MAY God be with you❤️✝️❤️
Ken was a life changing person. His influence and guidance changed my life. I am so grateful to have known him. He is dearly missed.
Ken was an life changing person. His influence and guidance changed my life. I am so grateful to have known him. He is dearly missed.
I met Ken in 1973, during my first year in university. He was a couple of years older than I and kinda took me under his wing making me feel like i belonged there. We had a number of interests in common (music, art, literature, similar sense of humour etc) and often had coffee and long conversations. I have forgotten exactly how we reconnected later in life but it was a real pleasure. Ken is the kind of friend you could just pickup where you left off decades ago. I am grateful to have known him and to have met you Martha. Please accept my ongoing condolences (as I do believe time may change the nature of such losses, it never erases it. Shalom Ken. Rest in glory.
On the first anniversary of my brother kens death its hurts just as much as when I received the call at 8am from deer lodge that ken had passed away 😭😭😭
I knew Martha via Sam’s place music days and once or twice a community center then on my old fb pg I met Ken once or twice
I found him searching david sara riel because well ken david and allarnerly he worked there as did another david Stewart lol anywya condolances to u and please pass them along to Martha I came across his fb then noticed vut firdt tje hosp post she made my emakl adress is cory44957@gmail.com
Today is the one year anniversary of my brother kens death it hurts just as much Today as when I got the horrific call that he passed away from deer lodge
I was a client at the Haven residence from his last time being there in late 2017 to 2019 about two years I was very rough around the edges and so reluctant to trust doctors or want to take my medications on time. Ken often; taught me that I might need some of the medicines I was on and adjusting with doctors was possible. I never believed him until I had transferred to a stable group home that provided me with the structure for an additional 2 years of my free will choice based on our conversations.
Ken was always jovial and a good conversationalist, but most importantly, he wanted to get home to Martha, an old family friend whom I wasn’t aware of until Monday Groups started, and church groups. During the time Ken was in the hospital I too was in the hospital unable to attend any event due to tense emotions about everything I was experiencing I wish I had visited him but I knew I wasn’t c called to because I kept getting sick with colds and flu. I did not want to have Ken experience anything additional.
It was in my heart to see him before he went but we had a couple of meetings while he was in the hospital via Zoom and he taught me love was possible for someone such as myself with mental health issues. He was a great man that I am missing today on his second anniversary of his passing.
Upon learning he was an author I purchased his “Lake Demon” book as we discussed the age-old battle with the demon general named Leviathan as a Christian I found it fascinating how so many minds wrestled with this entity and how God still helps us be victors.
My only regret right now regarding Ken is that he is not here to celebrate victories I had long talked with him about. He is still to this day someone I remember encouraging me to do better achieve more and break out of my comfort shell and somehow I didn’t see it but he was one along with Rick who saw it called it and laid it down on the table to say regardless of me wanting to lay down and give up. Ken didn’t let me and he certainly had the voice that as someone who has been and in memory always will be happy to have talked to him on Monday Gettogether groups; had discipline in his voice and that I craved oh so so much and he’d give me pep talks.
So all in all in summary Ken was dear to many especially Martha and his family plus all the lost souls he ministered to while he contemplated all his discussions with everyone very respectfully and philosophically. He was a very dear soul to so many he was loved and now sorely missed.
My condolences to Martha, Neil his brother and his children as well as everyone who I am unable to think due to the emotions. I am so sorry we lost Ken I know he is up in Heaven watching down on all of us with a reassuring nod to say “I know” that he was on track with every mentorship/friendship/men’s meeting he went to with his expertise. God bless you all and keep you strong in these times.