In Loving Memory to my Grandma Lewis

After suffering a stroke about a month ago, my grandma died peacefully Friday morning. It is with great sadness, as I have not seen her since July and I am unable to make it to Powell for the funeral tomorrow. She was so full of life and as a little girl she showed me more than I could ever even probably tell you about. My love to you grandma!

Evelyn Jean Lewis, 86, died March 5, 2010, in Helena, Mont., after a brief illness.She was born Dec. 20, 1923, in Basin to Charles and Gladys Vonburg. Evelyn spent her childhood in Basin, then she followed her older brother Vernon to Chicago where she obtained her nursing degree in 1944.She joined the Army Nursing Corp and served in the Philippines 1945-46. While there she met and married Jack Lewis of Powell.
They returned to Wyoming at the end of the war and Jack went to law school and Evelyn completed her bachelor’s degree. They then moved to Powell where Jack opened his law practice and Evelyn worked as a private duty nurse. After their children were born they built a house in Garland.Following Jack’s death in 1960, Evelyn decided that to have sufficient time to spend with her children, she would return to the University of Wyoming for a teaching certificate. She then taught in the Powell School District until her retirement in 1989. Her students would say she was tough and fair.

Evelyn enjoyed camping, fishing, travel, reading, walking her dog, doing crossword puzzles, playing cards (she always said she was “too good to have to cheat”) and visiting with friends. She never missed sending a birthday card or a card for every holiday big and small to her family and friends. Especially important to her were the times she spent with her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

She is survived by son Randy (Lorrie) of Laramie, daughters Cindy (Gary) of Helena, and Becky (Jerry) of Steamboat Springs, Colo., grandchildren Brian Lewis, Karren Lewis, Shelly Lewis Siebert and Betsy Lewis Wagner, seven great-grandchildren, her Schnauzer Abby, and many friends.She was preceded in death by her husband, brothers Vernon and Chuck, sister Lois, son Tim and grandson Daryl.

A memorial service will be 11 a.m. March 9 at the Presbyterian Church in Powell. Burial with military honors will be at Crown Hill Cemetery following the service.

The family suggests donations to the Tim Lewis Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Becky Lewis, 1818 Hunters Court, Steamboat Springs, 80487, or a charity of choice.