Virginia (Gardner) Lewis

Aug 9, 1914 - Aug 2, 1969

Virginia Lewis, 54, of 634 23rd St., died at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Ferris-Lombardy Nursing Home after a six week illness. She was born Aug. 9, 1914, in Chicago and lived here most of her life.

On May 3, 1941, in South Bend, she was married to Russell Lewis, who died in 1957.

Surviving is her father, Clarence E. (Gardner of Santa Ana, Calif.: a son, Richard of South Bend; a daughter, Mrs. Russella Holtzapple of Arizona; two grandchildren; a brother, Eugene E. Gardner of South Bend; and two sisters, Mrs. Eleanor Buchler of South Bend and Mrs. Mary Dec of Riverside, Calif.

Friends may call after 7 p.m. today in the Bilancio-Guisinger Colonial Chapel, where services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday with Rev. James Pender of Trinity Grace United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park.

Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Joseph Cancer Society.

Article from 03 Aug 1969 The South Bend Tribune (South Bend, IN)

Sources: Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com and FindAGrave.com

08/13/2026 EJS

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