>Frederick P. Stewart, 84, resident of Milford, NH, died June 26, 2016, at the Elliot Hos­pital Manchester, NH, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born in Colebrook, NH on May 3, 1932, a son of the late Freder­ick P.R. and Lucy (Parkhurst) Stew­art.

Fred made his home in the Mil­ford area for the past eight years and had formerly resided in Cole­brook for many years.

In his earlier years, he worked as a part time po­lice officer for the town of Colebrook. He had been employed for New Eng­land Telephone/Verizon for more than 30 years. Following his retirement, he owned and operated a tire recycling company in southern New Hampshire and had also worked for MuShield Inc., of Man­chester.

He was a true outdoors­man and enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, snowmo­biling and vacationing at his camp in Pittsburg, NH. Fred relished time spent with his family, especially with his great-grandson Wyatt.

Fred was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the VFW and the Ameri­can Legion, Canaan, Vt. In addition, he had been an active member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and had served in many official positions within the orga­nization.

He was prede­ceased by a grand­son, Corey Stoller; and a brother, Dale Stewart.

Family mem­bers include his wife of 61 years, Jacquelyn (Brigham) Stewart of Milford, NH; a daugh­ter and son-in-law, Kelly and Bruce Stoller of Mil­ford, NH; a grandson and his wife, Andrew and Melanie Stoller and their son, Wyatt Stoller, all of Milford; as well as sev­eral nieces, nephews and cousins.

There are no visiting hours. A graveside ser­vice with military honors will be held on Saturday, July 9th at 1:00 p.m. in the Colebrook Village Cem­etery, Colebrook, NH.

In lieu of flowers, dona­tions in Fred’s memory may be made to Two Riv­ers Ride for Cancer c/o Rosemary Mulliken, 53 Spring Street, Colebrook, NH 03576.

Arrangements are in the care of Smith & Heald Funeral Home, 63 Elm Street, Milford, NH. To share a memory or offer a condolence, please visit www.smith-heald.com.