Lorraine Monica (Zens) Lewis, 91, of Kenosha, died on November 27, 2014 at Brookside Care Center surrounded by her six children.

Born on October 31, 1923, in Kenosha, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mamie (Rutkowski) Zens.

Lorraine worked in the office of Cooper’s (Jockey) after graduating from Mary D. Bradford High School. When the children were older, she returned to work at Gateway Technical Institute in the Admissions Office.

Lorraine married Warren E. Lewis on May 3, 1945 at Westover Field, MA. They returned to Kenosha to start a business (Globe Roofing Co.) and raise a family of six children. Setting down roots, Warren and Lorraine built a house and life together, celebrating 62 years of marriage.

Lorraine was a lifelong resident of Kenosha and member of St. Mary Catholic Church. She developed deep friendships that were sustained throughout her life as they raised their children, sewed and knitted, danced in celebration, played endless rounds of bridge, and supported each other as they shared life’s joys and sorrows.

Above and beyond all else, Lorraine cherished and devoted herself to her family, laying a solid foundation upon which a lifetime of beautiful memories were built and sustained.

She is survived by her six children, Susan (Norman) Ballmer, Kathryn (David) Braun, and Warren (Mary) Lewis, Jr., all of SC, Elizabeth (J. Thomas) Krimmel of MA, Rosann Lewis of Kenosha, and Ruth (Mark) Noeldner of IN; twelve grandchildren, Michelle (Wingate) Mercereau-Williams, Christina Wingate, Monica (Wingate) Hatcher, Gretchen (Braun) Bylow, Wendy (Braun) Serafin, Andrew Braun, Kady (Krimmel) Lichucki, Thomas Krimmel, Jessica (Schlenker) Stefanich, Lauren Schlenker, Joshua Noeldner, Jacob Noeldner; twenty-five great-grandchildren, and many loving nieces and nephews.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Warren E. Lewis, Sr., (2008), two sisters, Ruth (Zens) Fonk, and Patricia (Zens) Lang, and a grandson, Corey T Schlenker.

Service Info

Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 1, 2014. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church 7300 39th Ave. Private interment will take place in Sunset Ridge Memorial Park.