Stuart Kievitt

Clyde, Stuart Williams Kievitt, age 73, of McClure Cove Road, passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at MedWest Haywood Regional Medical Center. A native of New Jersey and former resident of Port Charlotte, Florida, he had resided in Haywood County for the past twenty years. He was the son of the late Sigmund W. and Charlotte W. Williams Kievitt. He was a US Air Force veteran and received his Associates Degree in Accounting in Holyoke, Massachusetts and later worked as an accountant for several firms. He also worked as head cashier and assistant manager of Sunoco. Stuart's hobby was farming and considered himself as "steward of the land." He was an active Eucharistic minister and member of St. John's Catholic Church. He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Joyce Kievitt; two daughters, Kimberly Demers and Kristin Kievitt; three stepsons, Thomas, Patrick and Michael Kennedy; a brother, Ronald Kievitt and his wife, Olga, of Lynhaven, Florida; eight grandchildren; his loving niece, Valerie Bush and her husband, Stephen, of Waynesville; and two nephews, Daniel Kievitt and Peter Kievitt and his wife, Terry. A memorial mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, November 29, 2013 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church with Father Larry LoMonaco officiating. Memorials may be made to St. Johns the Evangelist Catholic Church, 234 Church Street, Waynesville, NC 28786.