This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JIWelsch Surnames: Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/12242/mb.ashx Message Board Post: WILTON, Iowa -- Mildred Anna Luettgens, 90, of Wilton died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2001, at her home. Services are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Grace United Church of Christ in Wilton. The Rev. Dr. David Hottenstein will officiate. Musical selections will be provided by organist Deb Mohr and vocalist Henry Bentley. Burial will be at Oakdale Cemetery in Wilton. Visitation is one hour prior to services Wednesday at the church. Memorials may be made to Grace United Church of Christ. Mrs. Luettgens was born June 8, 1911, in Cedar County, the daughter of Benjamin and Margaret Huttendorf Bentrott. She married Clarence Luettgens on June 27, 1928, in Davenport. He preceded her in death Nov. 1, 1990. She was a member of the Grace United Church of Christ. She enjoyed gardening and embroidery. Survivors include a son, Clarence 'Larry' Luettgens and his wife, Lillie, of Wilton; a nephew, Marvin Bentrott of Springville; and her caregiver, Dorothy Olson of Wilton. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a sister, Norma Bourille; and two brothers, Henry Bentrott and Leo Bentrott. ================= MUSCATINE, Iowa - Catherine M. Lewis, 84, of Muscatine, died Saturday, April 5, 2008, at Carrington Place. Graveside Service will be 10:30 a.m., on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, at Memorial Park Cemetery. Reverend Paul Ostrem of the Zion Lutheran Church will officiate. Honorary Casket bearers will be Ryan Hagerty, Colin Hagerty and Nolan Hagerty. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. There will be no visitation. The Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Catherine was born on June 18, 1923, in Columbus Jct., the daughter of Franklin Howard and Daisy Hill Goldesberry. Catherine worked at the Automatic Button Company for 34 years. She is survived by one adopted son Daniel Lewis and his son D. J.; one adopted daughter Melodie Hagerty and her husband Joe, and their children Ryan, Colin and Nolan Hagerty. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband Alfred, six sisters and three brothers. ==================== PUEBLO, Colo. - Harriet M. Lewis, 85, Pueblo, died Sept. 25, 2006, at the home of her son, Bruce, in Glenwood Springs, Colo. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, Letts Methodist Church, Letts. A memorial has been established to support the Methodist churches in Pueblo and Letts as well as her other charities. Mrs. Lewis was born July 24, 1921, in Muscatine County, the daughter of Charles Lanning and Leta K. Coder Herrick. She married Harry E. Lewis Jr. in 1942. She was raised and graduated from high school in Letts. A long time devoted member of the Methodist Church, she was active in the United Methodist Women and Sunday school in the various towns in which she and her husband lived. She enjoyed handiwork and crafts and was a devoted and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and wife. She had resided in Pueblo since 1994. Survivors include three sons, Jerry L. Lewis of Newton, Bruce D. Lewis of Glenwood Springs and Ed Lewis of Virginia Beach, Va.; a daughter, Lynn M. Sullivan of Rainier, Wash.; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband; a son, Charles D. Lewis; a sister, Miriam Hafner; and a brother, Lawrence Herrick. =============== Viola Ethel Lewis, 85, formerly of Muscatine, died Oct. 1, 2006, in San Jose. The Rev. Hal Green will officiate. Burial will be at the Rock Island Arsenal. After the burial, a time of food and fellowship will be held at the church. Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services, Muscatine, is in charge of arrangements. A memorial has been established at the funeral home for the Muscatine Arboretum Mrs. Lewis was born March 14, 1921, in Murdo, S.D., the daughter of Ernest A. and Bertha A. Green Thomas. She married Lt. Stanley Lewis in 1943 in Charleston, S.C. She was part of a family of four brothers and two sisters who farmed in rural America in the 1920s and 1930s. All of her brothers and sisters raised their families in the Midwest and kept close family ties with each other. The original family homestead is still ranched by one of Eugene Thomas's sons. She rode a horse to school and saved every penny she earned for her college education. In 1942, she was working as a clerk at the Charleston Naval Base and met her husband-to-be. After they were married, her husband was promoted to Captain and assigned as OIC of a military weapons storage facility outside of Charleston. His marriage was fortuitous; a married officer was required at the storage facility. His regular artillery company then was assigned to a ship which was torpedoed and sank during its Atlantic crossing. After the war ended, she and her husband settled in Madison, Wis. They had a son Howard before moving to Muscatine in 1952. Major Lewis stayed active in the Army Reserve while employed at Ceylon, which later became Thatcher Glass and then part of the Dart Industries. She was very active in her community. She was a volunteer at Muscatine General Hospital. She was a district director of the Federated Garden Clubs of America and a president of the Floral Arts Club. She was a den mother to a group of Cub Scouts, a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, the Muscatine Arboretum and The Daughters of the American Revolution, as both she and her husband had documented relatives that fought in the Civil War, the American Revolution and settled in the early colonies on the eastern seaboard. Growing up in a ranch setting between 1920 and 1940 was hard as there was no outside help for a struggling family. Family members had to work hard and long hours for food, water and fuel to heat and cook. At the original homestead, a depression in the earth marks the spot where they stored cut river ice in the winter under sawdust piles so there would be ice available in the summer. She always had a garden for fresh vegetables. All her life she enjoyed canning and preserving jellies, fruit and vegetables. She also enjoyed tutoring children in gardening and landscaping techniques and passing on her learned skills. This interest has continued with her son, grandson and families. She enrolled at Ames, Iowa for horticultural and landscaping classes in the 1970s; and then ran her own business, L&L Antiques, dealing in small collectibles and paperweights for many years. She enjoyed her trips to Europe for paperweight tours and her trips to the East Coast for Duplicate Bridge Tournaments. She enjoyed teaching people to play Bridge. During her last days she was still talking about playing another game soon with a favorite cousin that was coming to visit her. She designed her home and yard on Sunrise Circle around her love for gardening. She designed a memorial of wild grasses for her husband at the Muscatine Arboretum. In her last months she talked about how she wanted a memorial planting for herself next to his that would have annual and perennial flowers. She will be missed by her family and friends and always remembered as intelligent, polite and willing to share her knowledge of plants, Bridge, antiques and cooking. Survivors include a son, Howard E. Lewis and wife Sochie of Morgan Hill, Calif.; a brother, Eugene F. Thomas of Murdo; two grandchildren, Marie Lewis and Brian Lewis and wife Amy, all of California; and a great-granddaughter, Mary Megan. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; three brothers, Lester, Paul and Roger Thomas; and a sister, Goldie Clark. ================== PUEBLO, Colo. - Charles Dean Lewis, 57, Pueblo, died May 17, 2005, at home. Graveside services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 3, 2006, at Letts Cemetery. The Rev. Kimberly Bowles will officiate. Memorials may be directed to First United Methodist Church, Pueblo. Mr. Lewis was born May 5, 1948, in Houston, Texas, the son of Harry E. and Harriet Herrick Lewis Jr. He graduated from Lovington, Ill.; Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Ill.; and George Williams College, Downers Grove, Ill. where he received his MSW. He was a longtime psychiatric social worker at the Colorado Mental Health Institute. The First United Methodist Church was his second home and he directed the children and youth choirs, sang in the adult choir and was active in many other ways there. He will be greatly missed by his family, church, friends and community. He had two dogs, Coral and Harmony. Survivors include a son, Charles Dean Jr. of Pueblo; his mother, Harriet Lewis of Pueblo, formerly of Letts; a sister, Lynn Sullivan of Rainier, Wash.; three brothers, Harry E. Lewis III of Virginia Beach, Va., Bruce Lewis of Glenwood Springs, Colo., and Jerry Lewis of Newton; and a large extended family. He was preceded in death by his father. ============= ATALISSA, Iowa -- George William Lewis, 76, Atalissa, died Saturday, Oct. 1, 2005, at his home as a result of acute leukemia. The Rev. Betsey Neipert will officiate the services. Burial will be at Oak Ridge Cemetery, West Liberty. Memorials may be made to Cedar Valley United Methodist Church, Heifer Project International or the donor's choice. Mr. Lewis was born Aug. 31, 1929, in Iowa City, the son of Raymond L. and Marjorie Williams Lewis. He married Anna Leichty on July 21, 1990, in Wayland. He attended country school through the eighth grade and graduated from West Liberty High School in 1947. He also attended Iowa State University one winter and served in the U.S. Army during and after the Korean War. He farmed southeast of West Liberty. He loved the farm, cows and being outdoors to enjoy God's creation. He was an active member of Cedar Valley United Methodist Church and the American Legion. Survivors include his wife; two sisters, Catherine Hladky of Indianola and Mary Ness of Iowa City; five nephews; and one niece. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers-in-law. =============== SUN CITY, Ariz. -- Maxine C. Lewis, 95, Sun City, formerly of Muscatine, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2005, in Sun City. The Rev. Hal Green will officiate the services. The Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral & Cremation Services is in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Lewis was born Jan. 9, 1910, in Beaman, the daughter of Katie and A.W. Carver. She married J. Robert Lewis June 19, 1930, in Muscatine. She was a 50-year member of the Eastern Star, T.T.T. Society Chapter M and First United Methodist Church in Muscatine. She was also Mother advisor for Rainbow Assembly No. 38 for five years. She worked as a secretary in her husband's law office in Muscatine for 10 years and was a homemaker. She enjoyed reading, sewing and spending time with her family and friends. Survivors include two daughters, Marjorie Larsen of Sacramento, Calif., and Barbara Cose and husband, James, of Carson City, Nev.; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a brother, Donald Carver of Muscatine; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two sisters, Emma Wheeler and Catherine Boand; a brother, W.R. 'Bud' Carver; and a son-in-law, Richard Larsen. ============= MUSCATINE, Iowa -- Myrle E. Lewis, 92, Muscatine, died Wednesday, April 21, 2004, at her home. Services are 10 a.m. Monday, April 26, at the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Funeral Home. The Rev. Wade Duroe will officiate. Casket bearers are Rodger Horst, Andrew Horst, Lauren Jarrett, James Panozzo, Steve Jacky and Tom Miller. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation is 4-7 p.m. Sunday, April 25, at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to Unity Home Care or the Women of the Moose. Mrs. Lewis was born Oct. 4, 1911 in Keithsburg, Ill., the daughter of Onel C. and Nellie A. Bower Clark. She married Walter E. Lewis May 7, 1932, in Muscatine. She was employed at the Hawkeye Button Factory and later she owned and operated Lewis Market with her husband. She was a lifetime member of the Women of the Moose. In earlier years, she enjoyed playing cards, sewing and needlework. She was very proud of her family and enjoyed their visits. Survivors include a son, Donald Lewis of Muscatine; a son-in-law, Rodger Horst of Muscatine; two granddaughters, Julie Jacky and husband, Steve, of Schaumberg, Ill., and Sheila Panozzo and husband, James, of Orland Park, Ill.; a great-granddaughter, Cara Panozzo of Orland Park; a great-grandson, Tanner Panozzo of Orland Park; a brother, Charles Clark and wife, Mary, of Paradise, Calif.; a brother-in-law, Harold Bingaman of Paradise; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband; two daughters, Bonnie Horst and Rose Emily Lewis; a son, James Edward Lewis; a brother, Ray Clark; and a sister, Carrie Bingaman. ================ Stanley Lewis MUSCATINE, Iowa -- Stanley H. Lewis, 89, Muscatine died Friday, Jan. 24, 2002 at his home. Services are 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Funeral Home. Following services there will be a luncheon held in the Community Room at the funeral home. Dr. Hal Green of Wesley United Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be in the Rock Island Arsenal Cemetery. There will be no visitation. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the Muscatine Public Library, Unity Hospice and Muscatine Arboretum. Mr. Lewis was born on May 7, 1913, in Glasgow, Mont., the son of Howard M. and Mildred P. Chapman Lewis. He married Viola E. Thomas on Sept. 5, 1943, in Charleston, S.C. His boyhood was spent in Pletywood, Mont. He received his bachelor's of arts degree from Pomona College in Claremont, Calif., and bachelor's of science in forestry from the University of Montana. He was drafted into the Army in early 1941. He attended Officer Candidate School in 1942, and was commissioned a Second Lt. Field Artillery Officer and was assigned to the Charleston Port of Embarkation, S.C. He spent the first eight months as an officer in charge of the cargo loading docks on the late night shift. During this period, he attended schooling and training as a Bomb Disposal Officer. He then made Commanding Officer of the Liberty Hall Ammunitions Storage Area, which is now a Naval installation on the back river off the Cooper River near Charleston, S.C. At the end of the war, he was an Operations Officer, Maintenance Officer and Storage Officer at the Charleston Ordinance Depot. He attained the rank of Major. For the next 33 years, he was a Purchasing Agent/Manager for the purchases of the CELON Company and Thatcher Plastic Packaging. The last 11 years of that time he also served on the Dart Industries Corporate Purchasing Committee. In later years he traveled on his motorcycle, covering most of the Western and Northern United States, Southern Canada, and coast-to-coast. He had been a resident of Muscatine since 1952, and was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife Viola of Muscatine; a son, Howard Lewis and his wife, Cita, and their daughter, Marie, all of Morganhill, Calf.; grandson, Brian Lewis of San Francisco, Calif.; and a brother, Dr. Rand C. Lewis of Pasadena, Cailf. He was preceded in death by his two brothers Winston Lewis, in childhood and Dr. Roger W. Lewis of Pasadena, California. ================ West Branch, Iowa -- Desda E. Lewis, 95, West Branch, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, at the Crestview Care and Rehab Center, West Branch, after a short illness. Services are 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the West Liberty United Methodist Church. The Rev. Jeanne Koughn will officiate. Burial will be at Oak Ridge Cemetery, West Liberty. Visitation is 10-11 a.m. Wednesday at the Barker Funeral Home, West Liberty. Memorials may be made to the West Liberty United Methodist Church or Iowa City Hospice. Mrs. Lewis was born Oct. 6, 1907, in West Liberty, the daughter of Alpha and Emma Arnold Rabe. She married Harry Fletcher Lewis March 30, 1926, in West Liberty. She graduated from West Liberty High School and Business College in Cedar Rapids. She opened the first Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio in Iowa City. She was a member of the United Methodist Church, American Legion Auxiliary, 50-year member of the Lotus Chapter, Order of Eastern Star and the West Liberty Country Club. Survivors include a daughter, Shirley Dickinson of Iowa City; four grandchildren, Paula Lewis of Santa Rose, Calif., Susan Bender and husband Tom of Iowa City, Julie Gansen and husband Larry of Chanhassen, Minn. and Erin Plahn and husband Glenn of Iowa City; great-grandchildren, Ryan O'Leary and Robbie Bender, both of Iowa City, Nathan Gansen of Madison, Wis., Benjamin and Elizabeth Gansen of Chanhassen, Zachary and Spencer Plahn of Iowa City; a daughter-in-law, Martina Lewis of Maria Del Rey, Calif.; and a sister, Frances Miller of Wellman. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a son, Robert E. Lewis missing in Japan on Dec. 20, 1955; a grandson, Barry Lewis; a son-in-law, Lyle Dickinson; two brothers, Arnold and Adrian; and a sister, Ardyce. ================ LONE TREE, Iowa - Edgar Lewis, 77, died Monday, May 27, 2002, at his home after a long battle with cancer. Services are 1 p.m. Thursday at the Sorden-Lewis Funeral Home, Lone Tree. The Rev. Ann Rouse will officiate. Burial will be at Lone Tree Cemetery. Pallbearers are Tom Hotz, Duane Brun, Rick Westfall, Larry Dautremomt, Bob Pennybaker and Ernest Schmutz. Honorary pallbearers are Alvin Westlake, Alvin Schnoebelen, Daniel Duffy, Jim Wallace, Warren McGinnis, Dick Elliott and Gary Westfall. Visitation is 4-7:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mr. Lewis was born March 12, 1925, in Johnson County, the son of Edgar T. and Elva G. Tuttle Lewis. He married Rose Mary Hotz Dec. 30, 1945, at their home in Lone Tree. He was a farmer; a truck driver for various companies; and a bus driver in Lone Tree. In his spare time he enjoyed camping, fishing and boating. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Duane Lewis and wife Eileen of Lone Tree and Larry Lewis and wife Jill of Elgin, Minn.; two grandchildren, Cody and Ciara; and two sisters, Arlene Borges of Bullhead City, Ariz. and Jean Westfall and husband Kenneth of Hollister, Mo. He was preceded in death by his parents. =================== MUSCATINE, Iowa - Harry Dallas Lewis, 67, formerly of Muscatine, passed away on Saturday, October 11, 2008, at Franciscan-Skemp Health Care in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Graveside service will be 10 a.m. on Monday, October 20, 2008, at Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, October 18, 2008, at the Geo. M. Wittich-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services. Harry was born on September 24, 1941, in Muscatine, the son of Neil and Frances Stroh Lewis. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He was a state trooper for 15 years in Iowa, but most recently was employed as a human resource manager at McLone Metal Graphics in La Crosse Wisconsin. He will be deeply missed by his three children, Patty Tobin of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Ellen Raymer and husband, Alan, of La Crosse, Wisconsin, and Pete Lewis and wife, Christy, of La Crosse, Wisconsin; eight grandchildren; a brother, Larry Lewis and wife, Joyce, of Holmen, Wisconsin; and a sister, Charlotte Erickson of Ettrick, Wisconsin. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Lloyd Messer, and a sister in infancy. ================ CLINTON, Ark. -- Dinah Dean Lewis Curry, 45, of Clinton, formerly of Muscatine, died Saturday, July 28, 2001, at UAMS Hospital of liver cancer. Services are 2 p.m. today at Roller McNutt Chapel in Clinton. Andy Nixon will officiate. Pallbearers are Don Newland, Bobby Hutto, Tommy Lewis, Pete Hubbard, Dick Smith and Tim Lewis. Burial will be at Hunter Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Curry was born Aug. 13, 1955, in Espanola, N.M. Survivors include her mother, Maudean Lewis of Clinton; a daughter, Serena Plunkett Hagevik and her husband, Dr. Andre, of Phoenix, Ariz.; a granddaughter, Iselin Hagevik; a brother, Rick Lewis and his wife, Sandy, of Ashland, Mo.; a sister, Sandy Sam Roberts and her husband, Don, of Maumelle, Ariz.; four nieces, Kristin and Kayla Lewis and Carly and Camryn Roberts; special friends, Steven Berry and Linda Haley of Shirley, Ark.; and many other family members and friends. She was preceded in death by her father, Carvert A. 'Joe' Lewis; her grandparents, Andrew and Rebecca Lewis and Jesse T. and Sally Chastain Smith; and a nephew, Zakary Michael Kline. ================= PUEBLO, Colo. - Harry E. Lewis Jr., 80, Pueblo, died Oct. 23, 2000. Graveside services and inurnment will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 3, 2006, Letts Cemetery. The Rev. Kimberly Bowles will officiate. Memorials may be directed to First United Methodist Church, Pueblo. Mr. Lewis was born Aug. 11, 1920, in Spring Grove, Iowa, the son of Harry and Lela Lewis. He was actively involved in the Methodist church for many years. He also enjoyed boating, fishing and family activities. Survivors include his loving wife of 58 years, Harriet Herrick Lewis of Pueblo, formerly of Letts; children, Dr. Jerry L. Lewis and wife Janice of Newton, Bruce D. Lewis and wife Ann of Glenwood Springs, Colo., Harry E. Lewis III and wife Janette of Virginia Beach, Va., and Lynn M. Sullivan of Rainier, Wash.; grandchildren, Jeff and wife Karen, Mark, Bradley and wife Lisa, Theron, Charles, Kristine, B.J., Scott and wife Jalene and Brant Lewis; three great-grandchildren, Kathy, David and Brittany; brothers, Roy Lewis and Dean Lewis and wife Imelda; sisters, Dorothy Phelps and husband Lyle, Verna Johnson and June Hamilton and husband Earl; a sister-in-law, Mary Lewis; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Sherley Lewis. 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