Stewart C Cummings

Dover Stewart Cummings, 89, of 56 Piscataqua Road, died on Sunday, June 29th, 2025, surrounded by the love of family and friends. He will be deeply missed and fondly remembered for his kindness, sense-of humor, ingenuity, and love for his family and friends. Born on New Year’s Eve in 1935 to Ruth and Phillip Cummings in Malden, Massachusetts, Stewart enjoyed a happy, adventurous childhood with his sister, Janet. He biked the streets of Boston and out onto Cape Cod, played the rope trick on unsuspecting motorists in Malden, and competed in school and church basketball leagues, even once playing on the famed parquet floor of the old Boston Garden. He spent summers on Martha’s Vineyard helping his Aunt Gert, where his love of the coast first took root. Stewart graduated from Malden High School in 1953. He entered the Navy, having started the Naval Reserve while still in high school, and served 4 years including as a plankowner (a member of the commissioning crew) on the USS Sailfish (SSR-572), a radar picket...