Obituary: Lewis, Joan R.
Age 0
She was born February 13, 1929 to Neil and Winifred Sullivan Ward in Butte, Montana.
She attended lmmaculate Conception Grade School and graduated from Butte Girls Central High.
Upon graduation she moved to Spokane, Washington and was an employee of the telephone company.
lt was there she met Bud Lewis and they were married in 1954.
They made their home in St. Maries, Idaho working together running Blue Ribbon Creamery collecting milk from the local farms and producing butter and cream.
This led them to opening Bud’s Big Burgers, a business they worked together daily until Bud’s death in 1989.
She continued to operate the Drive In until 1995.
She married Matt Moshinsky in 1992 until his death in 2002.
She moved to Hayden, Idaho, in 2003.
She volunteered at the Hospice Thrift Store and enjoyed the women she met and worked with there.
She loved her life at her home on the St. Joe River and spent many hours gardening alongside it.
She accompanied her husband as he served St. Maries and District 3 as Mayor and State Representative.
She enjoyed watching her children and grandchildren play sports.
She was known for her homemade pies that she made for friends, family, and sold at Bud’s Big Burgers.
Surviving are children, Diane Herboldt and husband, Dale of St. Maries and Michael Lewis and wife, Georjean of Peyton, Colorado.
Grandchildren, Ryan Vandall and wife, Christina of Coeur d’ Alene, Michelle Taylor and husband, Michael of Coeur d’ Alene, and Cameron Vandall of Moscow, Idaho.
She was also blessed with great granddaughters, Gwendolyn, Emily and Evelyn Taylor and Brynn Vandall, all of Coeur d’ Alene.
The family would like to thank all the care providers and therapists at Life Care Center who worked to make Mom’s last two months as comfortable as possible.
A special thank you from the family goes to Sheila Buckley who helped Mom in so many ways over the past few years.
A memorial service will be held Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 11 a.m., at St. Mary lmmaculate Catholic Church, St. Maries, Idaho.
Please go to Joan’s online memorial and sign her guestbook at www.yatesfuneralhomes.com.
YATES FUNERAL HOME, Coeur d’Alene, ID