IDA LEWIS

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IDA LEWIS After a long and healthy life, Ida passed away July 2, 2001, at the Sharon Home in Winnipeg. She was 94 years old. A devoted mother, wife, grandmother, and career woman, she was predeceased by her husband of more than 65 years Herbert; and son Harvey. Born Ida Hayman, the eldest of five children in North Dakota, USA in 1907, she is survived by her sister Betty Lenett of Vancouver; her daughter, ballet dancer/actress Lillian Lewis Samuels of Toronto; and grandsons, Steven Samuels of Toronto, and David Samuels of New York. In her later years, she was lovingly attended to by her companions, Francie Strachan and Angelina Cornico; her nieces, Arlene Omsen and Susan Halprin Klein; and nursing staff at the Sharon Home. A private family gathering was held on July 4 in Winnipeg at Rosh Pina Memorial Park for interment. If desired, memorial donations may be made to the Reena Foundation for the Developmentally Disabled, 927 Clark Ave. West, Thornhill, ON L4J 8G6 or to charity of your choice.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jul 10, 2001