Marvin Fredrick Lewis (1928-2020)

LEWIS, SLATER, SCHWAR, BOLLMAN, MEYER, CARSTENSEN, RICHARDSON

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 5/17/2020 at 06:31:14

Marvin Fredrick Lewis, 92 of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, May 7, 2020 at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Services will be held at St. Matthew Catholic Church at a later date. Burial will be at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Riverside, IL. Teahen Funeral Home and Cremation Service is assisting the family.

Marvin is survived by his daughters, Kimberly Lewis and Kay Slater both of Cedar Rapids; grandchildren, Megan (Steve) Schwar of Schaumburg, IL, Emily Slater (Matt Bollman) of Marion, and Mark Slater of Sherman Oaks, CA; great grandchildren, Ava, Ivy, Preston, Isla; and sister, Lorraine Meyer of Owosso, MI.

He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 62 years, Joyce.

Marvin was born on January 20, 1928 in Owosso, MI, son of Andrew and Esther Carstensen Lewis. He graduated from Owosso High School and from Michigan State University. Marvin was a corporal in the Marine Corps from 1946 to 1947. On August 30, 1952 he married Joyce Richardson in Owosso, MI. Marvin worked in the trucking industry for 40 years, retiring in 1993. He was a member of the American Legion.

Marvin loved the Chicago Cubs and Michigan State Spartans. He was a volunteer for the Brookfield Zoo and Mercy Medical Center for many years. He enjoyed playing golf and traveling with his wife and other family and friends. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him.

Memorials may be directed to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105 / donors@stjude.org