Cortez Calvin Lewis, 78, of Litchfield died Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, at home, surrounded by his family, after a brief illness.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church in Hazard. The Rev. Josh Brown will officiate.
Burial will be in the Litchfield Cemetery.
Mr. Lewis was born Aug. 18, 1935, near Litchfield to Melvin and Trena (Lang) Lewis.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Holly Lewis, on June 22, 2012.
Survivors of the immediate family include his wife of 52 years, Rita; a daughter and son-in-law, Lori and Shawn Zutavern of Dunning; two sons, Mark Lewis of Litchfield and Scott Lewis of Tucson, Ariz.; and a brother and sister-in-law, Merlyn and Maxine Lewis of Litchfield.
Also surviving are five grandchildren, Drew (Zutavern) and husband, Jose Dimas of Omaha, Anna Zutavern and fiance, Nick Killough, of Kearney, Russell Zutavern of Dunning, Coy Lewis of Kearney and Taylor Lewis of Tucson, Ariz.; one great-granddaughter, born on Aug. 12, 2013, Analeia C. Dimas of Omaha; a brother-in-law, Bill Schuda of Brule; and a sister-in-law, Elaine and husband, Dick Astine, of Kearney.
He was raised on a farm, the younger of two brothers.
He graduated from Litchfield High School in 1953.
He married Rita Kosmicki on April 15, 1961, at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church in Hazard. To this union four children were born, Lori, Mark, Scott and Holly.
Cortez worked for Missouri Valley Construction in his early years.
Cortez and Rita then purchased a farm near Litchfield where they raised their family.
His enjoyment in operating heavy equipment and working the soil led him to form the business Lewis Construction. Cortez enjoyed sharing stories of building Interstate 80 and many of the blacktops in western Nebraska.
He raised various crops and animals and was a true farmer.
Pallbearers will be Russell Zutavern, Coy Lewis, Jose Dimas, Nick Killough, Ronnie Sweley and Bob Riessland.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers-in-law, Tom Kosmicki and LaVern Kosmicki; and one sister-in-law, Leona Schuda.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church in Hazard. The Rev. Josh Brown will officiate.
Burial will be in the Litchfield Cemetery.
Mr. Lewis was born Aug. 18, 1935, near Litchfield to Melvin and Trena (Lang) Lewis.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Holly Lewis, on June 22, 2012.
Survivors of the immediate family include his wife of 52 years, Rita; a daughter and son-in-law, Lori and Shawn Zutavern of Dunning; two sons, Mark Lewis of Litchfield and Scott Lewis of Tucson, Ariz.; and a brother and sister-in-law, Merlyn and Maxine Lewis of Litchfield.
Also surviving are five grandchildren, Drew (Zutavern) and husband, Jose Dimas of Omaha, Anna Zutavern and fiance, Nick Killough, of Kearney, Russell Zutavern of Dunning, Coy Lewis of Kearney and Taylor Lewis of Tucson, Ariz.; one great-granddaughter, born on Aug. 12, 2013, Analeia C. Dimas of Omaha; a brother-in-law, Bill Schuda of Brule; and a sister-in-law, Elaine and husband, Dick Astine, of Kearney.
He was raised on a farm, the younger of two brothers.
He graduated from Litchfield High School in 1953.
He married Rita Kosmicki on April 15, 1961, at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church in Hazard. To this union four children were born, Lori, Mark, Scott and Holly.
Cortez worked for Missouri Valley Construction in his early years.
Cortez and Rita then purchased a farm near Litchfield where they raised their family.
His enjoyment in operating heavy equipment and working the soil led him to form the business Lewis Construction. Cortez enjoyed sharing stories of building Interstate 80 and many of the blacktops in western Nebraska.
He raised various crops and animals and was a true farmer.
Pallbearers will be Russell Zutavern, Coy Lewis, Jose Dimas, Nick Killough, Ronnie Sweley and Bob Riessland.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers-in-law, Tom Kosmicki and LaVern Kosmicki; and one sister-in-law, Leona Schuda.
Cortez Calvin Lewis, 78, of Litchfield died Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, at home, surrounded by his family, after a brief illness.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church in Hazard. The Rev. Josh Brown will officiate.
Burial will be in the Litchfield Cemetery.
Mr. Lewis was born Aug. 18, 1935, near Litchfield to Melvin and Trena (Lang) Lewis.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Holly Lewis, on June 22, 2012.
Survivors of the immediate family include his wife of 52 years, Rita; a daughter and son-in-law, Lori and Shawn Zutavern of Dunning; two sons, Mark Lewis of Litchfield and Scott Lewis of Tucson, Ariz.; and a brother and sister-in-law, Merlyn and Maxine Lewis of Litchfield.
Also surviving are five grandchildren, Drew (Zutavern) and husband, Jose Dimas of Omaha, Anna Zutavern and fiance, Nick Killough, of Kearney, Russell Zutavern of Dunning, Coy Lewis of Kearney and Taylor Lewis of Tucson, Ariz.; one great-granddaughter, born on Aug. 12, 2013, Analeia C. Dimas of Omaha; a brother-in-law, Bill Schuda of Brule; and a sister-in-law, Elaine and husband, Dick Astine, of Kearney.
He was raised on a farm, the younger of two brothers.
He graduated from Litchfield High School in 1953.
He married Rita Kosmicki on April 15, 1961, at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church in Hazard. To this union four children were born, Lori, Mark, Scott and Holly.
Cortez worked for Missouri Valley Construction in his early years.
Cortez and Rita then purchased a farm near Litchfield where they raised their family.
His enjoyment in operating heavy equipment and working the soil led him to form the business Lewis Construction. Cortez enjoyed sharing stories of building Interstate 80 and many of the blacktops in western Nebraska.
He raised various crops and animals and was a true farmer.
Pallbearers will be Russell Zutavern, Coy Lewis, Jose Dimas, Nick Killough, Ronnie Sweley and Bob Riessland.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers-in-law, Tom Kosmicki and LaVern Kosmicki; and one sister-in-law, Leona Schuda.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church in Hazard. The Rev. Josh Brown will officiate.
Burial will be in the Litchfield Cemetery.
Mr. Lewis was born Aug. 18, 1935, near Litchfield to Melvin and Trena (Lang) Lewis.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Holly Lewis, on June 22, 2012.
Survivors of the immediate family include his wife of 52 years, Rita; a daughter and son-in-law, Lori and Shawn Zutavern of Dunning; two sons, Mark Lewis of Litchfield and Scott Lewis of Tucson, Ariz.; and a brother and sister-in-law, Merlyn and Maxine Lewis of Litchfield.
Also surviving are five grandchildren, Drew (Zutavern) and husband, Jose Dimas of Omaha, Anna Zutavern and fiance, Nick Killough, of Kearney, Russell Zutavern of Dunning, Coy Lewis of Kearney and Taylor Lewis of Tucson, Ariz.; one great-granddaughter, born on Aug. 12, 2013, Analeia C. Dimas of Omaha; a brother-in-law, Bill Schuda of Brule; and a sister-in-law, Elaine and husband, Dick Astine, of Kearney.
He was raised on a farm, the younger of two brothers.
He graduated from Litchfield High School in 1953.
He married Rita Kosmicki on April 15, 1961, at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church in Hazard. To this union four children were born, Lori, Mark, Scott and Holly.
Cortez worked for Missouri Valley Construction in his early years.
Cortez and Rita then purchased a farm near Litchfield where they raised their family.
His enjoyment in operating heavy equipment and working the soil led him to form the business Lewis Construction. Cortez enjoyed sharing stories of building Interstate 80 and many of the blacktops in western Nebraska.
He raised various crops and animals and was a true farmer.
Pallbearers will be Russell Zutavern, Coy Lewis, Jose Dimas, Nick Killough, Ronnie Sweley and Bob Riessland.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers-in-law, Tom Kosmicki and LaVern Kosmicki; and one sister-in-law, Leona Schuda.
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