Claudine Ann Lewis

Claudine A. “NaNa” Jurek Lewis, 71, of Dayton, died Sunday, March 17, 2013, at the Methodist Hospital in Houston. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, March 21, 2013, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Liberty with burial following at Ryan Cemetery in Tarkington Prairie. Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., with rosary services at 6 p.m., Wednesday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton. Claudine was born December 6, 1941 in Houston, to parents; Arnold A. and Lydia C. Dlouhy Jurek, a former resident of Houston, and has resided in Dayton for the past 35 years. She was a graduate of the Incarnate Word Academy class of 1959, attended Lee College, was a Director of Religious Education for St. Jude Catholic Church, and was a member of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, St. Vincent de Paul Society, and the Liberty Art League. She also enjoyed sewing, painting, her plants, playing the piano, and singing. Mrs. Lewis was preceded in death by her parents and son: Kenny Lewis. She is survived by her husband of 52 years: Kenneth V. Lewis of Dayton, daughters: Natalie Ripkowski and husband David of Dayton and Jennifer Croft and husband Robert of Hunt, daughter-in-law: Sue Lewis Key of Dayton, sisters: Elizabeth Janak and husband Hubert of Hallettsville, Linda Dierschke and husband Johnny of Moulton, and Judy Humphries of Crosby, brother: Robert Jurek and wife Madelyn of Crosby, brother-in-law: Tim Lewis and wife Anita of Kerrville, grandchildren: Kris Lewis, Nathan Lewis, Ryan Lewis, Amber Wilson and husband Leon, and Lindsey Croft, special companion: Miss Kitty, and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.