Birth: Oct. 13, 1911
Glen Elder
Mitchell County
Kansas, USA
eath: Mar. 27, 1986
Litchfield
Sherman County
Nebraska, USA
Orville Lewis, 74, died at his home Thursday, March 27. Mr. Lewis was born Oct 13, 1911 in Kansas, the son of William and Minnie Hall Lewis. He moved in Litchfield in 1932. He married Leola Lewis on Oct. 11, 1936 at Kearney. They farmed until 1958, when they moved to town, where he was a carpenter, and ran the Litchfield Lumberyard and elevator. He had served as Litchfield City Marshal and was a member of the Litchfield Christian Church. In addition to his wife, he is survived by sons, Loren of Poole, Wayne of Emmett, Ida., and Rodney of Pleasanton; brothers, Chester and Wayne of Osburne, KS., Gerald of Aurora, Colo., and Richard of New York, NY; sisters, Irene Robinson of Portland, Ore., and Bernetta Lewis of Russell, Kan.; 19 grandchildren and five great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, and a grandson.Sherman County Times, April 1986
Burial: Litchfield Cemetery, Sherman County, NebraskaFind A Grave Memorial # 28685972
Birth: Oct. 13, 1911
Glen Elder
Mitchell County
Kansas, USADeath: Mar. 27, 1986
Litchfield
Sherman County
Nebraska, USA
Orville Lewis, 74, died at his home Thursday, March 27. Mr. Lewis was born Oct 13, 1911 in Kansas, the son of William and Minnie Hall Lewis. He moved in Litchfield in 1932. He married Leola Lewis on Oct. 11, 1936 at Kearney. They farmed until 1958, when they moved to town, where he was a carpenter, and ran the Litchfield Lumberyard and elevator. He had served as Litchfield City Marshal and was a member of the Litchfield Christian Church. In addition to his wife, he is survived by sons, Loren of Poole, Wayne of Emmett, Ida., and Rodney of Pleasanton; brothers, Chester and Wayne of Osburne, KS., Gerald of Aurora, Colo., and Richard of New York, NY; sisters, Irene Robinson of Portland, Ore., and Bernetta Lewis of Russell, Kan.; 19 grandchildren and five great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, and a grandson.Sherman County Times, April 1986
Burial: Litchfield Cemetery, Litchfield, Sherman, NebraskaFind A Grave Memorial # 100592659
Marriage Notes for Orville Warren Lewis and Leola A CURRY
Birth: Oct. 11, 1915
Sherman County
Nebraska, USA
eath: Nov. 10, 2012
Kearney
Buffalo County
Nebraska, USA
KEARNEY - Leola A. Lewis, 97, of Litchfield died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney.Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Litchfield Christian Church with the Rev. Ken Woolery officiating. Burial will be at Litchfield Cemetery.
She was born Oct. 11, 1915, in Sherman County to Wilber and Winnie (Goodwin) Curry.
On Oct. 11, 1936, she married Orville Lewis in Kearney. He preceded her in death.
Survivors include her sons, Loren Lewis and his wife, JoAnn, of Ravenna and Wayne Lewis of Emmett, Idaho; daughter-in-law, Jill Lewis of Pleasanton; brother, Jerry Curry of Fort Collins, Colo.; 13 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
She was educated at Wiggle Creek School and graduated from beauty school in Hastings.
She and Orville made their home on a farm outside of Litchfield until they moved to town in 1958.
Leola operated the creamery in Litchfield and worked at the Cornhusker Army Ordnance Plant in Grand Island and the Ravenna Camper Factory.
She was a member of the Christian Church.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her son, Rodney; three grandsons; four brothers; and four sisters. .
Published in Kearney Hub on November 12, 2012
urial:
Litchfield
Sherman County
Nebraska, USA
Find A Grave Memorial # 100592659
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