Keith Allen Hewey, 56, Carpenter

keith_heweyKeith Allen Hewey, 56, of Merrimac, and formerly of Haverhill, passed away Saturday Oct. 8, at Holy Family Hospital at Merrimack Valley, Haverhill.

He was born in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, Jan. 30, 1960, son of the late Fred and Velva (Hall) Hewey. He attended Haverhill schools, graduating from Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School. He was a carpenter his entire life at Hewey Construction. Hewey was an outdoor enthusiast, loved fishing, hunting, gardening and just anything outdoors. He was featured in Field & Stream magazine for his archery Pope & Young Whitetail Deer.

He is survived by his daughter, Tagean L. Hewey, and step daughter Jannelle DiVincenzo both of Haverhill; sisters Donna M. and her husband Robert Moore of Newton, N.H., Beverly L. and her husband Roderick Schena of Newton, N.H., and Candi L. and her husband John Keiffer of Auburn, Maine; as well as several nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his calling hours Friday Oct. 14, from 5 to 7 p.m., at H.L. Farmer & Sons Funeral Home, 106 Summer St. Haverhill. At the family’s request, his funeral service will be private at the East Parish Meeting House in Haverhill. Interment will follow in the Walnut Cemetery, Haverhill. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the East Parish Meeting House, 534 East Broadway Haverhill, MA 01830.