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Author: stephenmathews51
Surnames: Lewandowski Mrozinski Stefanski Mathews Howard Chester Willis
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Jan. 18, 1947 - July 1, 2012 MISHAWAKA -
Thomas L. Lewandowski Sr., 65, of Mishawaka, beloved husband and father, passed away at
home Sunday (July 1, 2012) at 3:45 a.m. surrounded by family and friends after an extended
illness. He was born January, 18, 1947, in South Bend, Indiana, to the late Helen
(Stefanski) Lewandowski and Zygmund Lewandowski. On April 29, 1967, he married Pauline
(Paula) Mrozinski; they had two sons, Thomas Lewandowski Jr. of Mishawaka and Timothy
(Julia Mathews) Lewandowski of South Bend. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by his first wife, Pauline (Paula) Lewandowski, and by a grandson, Anthony Howard.
On December 28, 1990, he was married to Nancy (Chester) Lewandowski. She survives with his
two stepsons, David (Brenda) Willis Jr. of Elkhart, Stacy Howard of Osceola; nine
grandchildren; and two brothers, Eugene of Leo, Indiana, and Francis (Jerry) of South
Bend. Thomas was a graduate of St. Joseph High School in South Bend; he was employed at
Adapto for 21 years as a cont!
roller, Indianapolis Contractors Supply as manager, and was Owner and Vice President of
Custom Building Supplies until he retired in December 1998. He proudly served in the Navy
and the Naval Reserves. Thomas enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, building
furniture and all kinds of carpentry, fishing, boating, and working in his garden or in
his flower beds. He was a baseball coach for his sons at Chet Waggoner Little League and
Babe Ruth Little League in South Bend for twelve years. Memorial contributions may be made
through the funeral home to the American Heart and Lung Association or to the Center for
Hospice. Visitation will be from 2-4 & 6-8 pm today, July 3, 2012, in the Kaniewski
Funeral Home, 3545 N. Bendix Drive. Funeral services will be held at 11 AM on Thursday,
July 5, 2012, in the funeral home, where friends may visit for one hour prior to the
services. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery, South Bend. To send online
condolences, please visit!
www.kaniewski.com.
Published in South Bend Tribune on July 3, 2012
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