Ernest Elwood LEWIS

LEWIS, MCGRADY, FRANZ, HENSCHEN, ETCHEN, HESS, COORS, PANNHOFF, SCHULZ, DENNY, SCHLEI, BILBREY, DAY, CHRISTENSEN, OCALLAGHAN

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 11/5/2011 at 12:18:22

August 26, 1901 --- September 17, 1961

Ernest Elwood Lewis passed away at the age of 60 years and 21 days at the Belmond Memorial Hospital at 11:15 A. M. Sunday, September 17, 1961. The immediate cause of death was heart failure. He was born August 26, 1901 to Blanche F. McGrady and Llewellyn C. P. Lewis in Klemme, Iowa. He attended school in Klemme until the age of 16 when he joined the Navy, May 4, 1918 during World War I. He served as a radio operator. He was honorably discharged September 30, 1921. Following the termination of his enlistment he worked for a number of years in and out of Grundy Center, Iowa. In the fall of 1933 he returned to Klemme and established a business which he maintained up to the time of his death. On November 5, 1936 he was married to Gladys Franz. During World War II he served with the Signal Corps. He has been a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a member of the Methodist Church of Klemme.

He leaves to mourn him, his wife, Gladys; his brothers, Verner of Klemme; Holly of San Diego; and Charles of Long Beach; nieces and nephew and a host of friends.

HONORARY CASKET BEARERS - ERNIE HENSCHEN, ALBERT ETCHEN, JAKE HESS, BEN COORS, JOHN PANNHOFF, FRANK SCHULZ

CASKET BEARERS - ALVIN DENNY, KERMIT SCHLEI, FRANK BILBREY, DORANCE DAY, ELMER CHRISTENSEN, ROBERT O'CALLAGHAN

ORGANIST - Mrs. Robert Schulz

SINGERS - Mrs. Marvin Lemke, Mrs. Roy Arnold

SONGS - "How Great Thou Art", "Near To The Heart Of God"

FLOWER COMMITTEE - Mrs. Ben Coobs, Mrs. John Chambers

OFFICIANT - Rev. J. E. Albertson

INTERMENT - Ell Township Cemetery, Klemme, Iowa

OSMAN FUNERAL SERVICE - Glenn Osman, Director, Klemme. Iowa

Services - September 20, 1961

Source - funeral card