Donald R. Lewis' Obituary
Donald R. Lewis, 87 years, of Red Bud, Illinois, passed away on November 29th, 2023 in Red Bud, Illinois. He was born December 29th, 1935 in Columbia, Illinois to Ira Lee and Ofa (Neville) Lewis.
He graduated from Columbia High School in 1953 and then spent four years in carpenter's apprentice school. Donald married JoAnn Phelps on April 20th, 1957 in East Carondelet, Illinois. Donald was a skilled craftsman, he owned his own construction company and was part of the Carpenter's Union 169 for 70 years. He taught carpentry at a Belleville area college for 17 years. He loved fishing, camping, the Cardinals, family events, and playing the steel guitar in his church's band.
Surviving is his wife, JoAnn Lewis, daughters; Norma (Douglas) Feldman, Tammy (Jason) Wierzchucki, and Lisa (Mark) Johnson, sons; Steven (Mary) Lewis and Ronald (Laura) Lewis, brother, Bill (Ellen) Lewis, grandchildren; Christopher Hirsch, Katie Feldman, Jason Doore, Ryan Doore
Meaghan Doore, Andrew Wierzchucki, Aaron Wierzchucki, Alex Wierzchucki, Shane Lewis, Aidan Cosby (Lewis), Steven R.Lewis Jr, step-grandchildren; Autumn Steele (Feldman), Rachel Agnew (Feldman), Dustin Feldman, Cathy Haislit (Lewis), Mia Johnson, Corinne Johnson, four great-grandchildren and other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; Ira and Ofa Lewis, sister, Mary Monell, and brother, Harold Lewis.
Visitation will be Sunday, December 3rd, 2023 from 2:00 pm until 5:00 pm at Leesman Funeral Home in Red Bud, Illinois. An hour of visitation will be held on Monday, December 4th, 2023 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am with services at 11:00 am with Mark Widner officiating. Interment will follow in the Lake View Memorial Gardens, Fairview Heights, Illinois.
In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests with gratitude that memorial contributions be directed to the Carpenters International Training Fund, 212 Carpenters Un Wy, Las Vegas, NV 89119.
Arrangements were handled by Leesman Funeral Home.
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