Carl Victor Lewis
Elrama VFC assistant chief served in the U.S. Army
Carl Victor “Vic” Lewis, 77, of Elrama, Union Township, died Sunday, December 29, 2013.
He was born December 30, 1935, in Elizabeth Township, a son of James Calvin Lewis and G. Ruth Karnes Lewis.
Mr. Lewis served in the U.S. Army.
He was retired from Westinghouse Electric Corp., Kellogg Rust and Nash Kinema.
Mr. Lewis was a life member and served as assistant chief and trustee of Elrama Volunteer Fire Company, life member of Elrama Sportsman’s Club and member of F&AM Stephen Bayard Lodge 526 in Elizabeth.
Deceased, in addition to his parents, are his wife of 52 years, Jacqueline Dorothy (Randy Randolph) Lewis, and a sister, Katherine (the late James) Bedell, formerly of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Surviving are two sons, James Calvin Lewis Sr. and wife Suzan Hardinger Lewis of Monongahela and Jack Carl Lewis and wife Judy Cunning Lewis of Buena Vista; two daughters, Joyce Carlene and husband Vladimi Kiritchenko of Coraopolis and Jodie Carla and husband Alan Olszewski of Belle Vernon; seven grandsons, James Calvin Lewis Jr., Jared Allan Lewis, Jacob Andrew Lewis, Viktor Kiritchenko, Lambert Edmund Olszewski, Jesse James Lewis and Justin Jack Lewis; three granddaughters, Sarah Jean O’Brien, Kristina Kiritchenko and Jenna Mae Lewis; four stepgrandchildren, Alan George Olszewski, Aaron Frank Olszewski, Shayla Cunning-Lewis and Shane Cunning-Lewis; and many nieces, nephew and cousins.
Family and friends will be received from 1 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Stephen D. Slater Funeral Home, 1701 Route 51, Jefferson Hills, where services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, January 3, with the Rev. Barry Lewis, the Rev. Karen Prescott and the Rev. Hal Dangel officiating. Burial will be held at a later date in Round Hill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the deceased and family requests donations be made to Elrama Volunteer Fire Company or Elrama United Methodist Church.