At the Margaret Stewart Ellis Home, O’Leary, on Monday, August 24, 2009, of Donald Edward Lewis of O’Leary, formerly of Grand River, age 77 years, veteran. Born in Cascumpec on October 23, 1931, son of the late Edward Allan and Mary Ellen (Skerry) Lewis. Loving father of Sue (Oscar) Arsenault, Lower Sackville, N.S.; Marie (Myrl) Ramsay, Pleasant View; Juanita Lewis, O’Leary; Marion (James) Jeffery, Summerside; Mary (Doug) Gallant, Summerside; Vernon (Donna), Brockton; Brian (Barb) Elmsdale; Helen Lewis (J.R. Yeo), Summerside; Robert (Jeannie), O’Leary; Hazen, C.F.B. Petawawa, Ont. Dear stepfather of Hinson (Carolyn) MacMillan, Hamilton, Ont.; Olga (Richard) Casey, Halifax, N.S.; Eva (Gordon) Rodgerson, Unionvale; Heidi Fitzgerald, St. Stephen, N.B.; and Heather Hirtle, Winsloe. Beloved grandfather of 47 grandchildren, 61 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Brother of Bella Gray, O’Leary. Predeceased by his parents; first wife, Helen Minerva Gay (MacMillan) Lewis; second wife, Velma Fitzgerald; daughter Anna Louise; stepdaughter, Shirley Currie; stepson Douglas Fitzgerald; and grandchildren Rodney and Holly; brothers Harvey, James, and sisters Annie MacFarlane, Beatrice Beaumont, Mae Currie, and Margaret and Effie in infancy. Resting at the Ferguson’s Funeral Home and Chapel, O’Leary, with visiting hours Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral on Thursday in the chapel at 10:30 a.m. Interment will take place in Springfield West Baptist Cemetery. Members of the Royal Canadian Legion, O’Leary, will hold a service of remembrance for their late comrade Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. Memorials to Palliative Care Unit, Community Hospital or the Cancer Society would be greatly appreciated. www.fergusonsfh.com.

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