Parish: Holy Redeemer, Warren
Carrying on a family tradition of providing families with compassionate, dedicated and dignified funerals as President/Supervisor of Donald E. Lewis Funeral Home has been Mike Lewis’s life work. After spending his early years in Erie, Mike moved as a child with his family to Warren. Originating with Mike’s father, the Lewis family has been dedicated to faithfully serving their community in the oldest established funeral home in Warren, purchased by his father in 1972 and later by Mike and his wife, Lisa, in 1997. Faith and prudent financial management are part of every day at work for Mike, a meaningful parallel to board service at the Catholic Foundation. The Foundation’s mission inspires Mike as a way to help “keep our churches and schools and Catholic charities strong in the future,” he says. “Keeping our Catholic community in good financial order provides for the mission of our church.”
Mike and his wife are parishioners at Holy Redeemer Parish where he served previously on the pastoral council and currently serves on its finance council. He is also a member of the Warren Knights of Columbus. For the Lewises, joining in the mission of the Catholic Foundation included their decision to establish the Michael and Lisa Vavala Lewis Family Endowment for Saint Joseph Cemetery through the Foundation. The endowment will support the perpetual care and upkeep of Saint Joseph Cemetery in Warren.
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