Robert Harold "Bob" Lewis (80) of Effingham

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Published on April 5 2022 10:06 am

Robert ‘Bob’ Harold Lewis, 80, of Effingham, IL passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2022 after a lengthy fight with Parkinson’s Disease. 

Bob was born on September 25, 1941 in Vincennes, IN to Harold J ‘Dutch’ and Estella (Weiler) Lewis. His sister Mary joined the family 7 years later. He graduated from Lawrenceville Township High School (1959) and joined the National Guard while attending Eastern Illinois University. He married Trudy Laughlin of Bridgeport, IL on May 13th, 1967. They had three children. Bob and Trudy moved several times throughout their marriage before settling in Effingham, where Bob worked at John Boos & Company and retired as the VP of Finance in 2003. Prior residences included Evansville IN, Jasper IN, McAllen TX, & Mt. Carmel IL. Bob was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 665 and was a Past Faithful Navigator and Past Faithful Comptroller of Fourth Degree as well as a boy scout leader. He enjoyed visiting the family farm in Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania, golfing, fishing, snowmobiling and cheering on the St. Louis Cardinals. Bob was the consummate accountant keeping track of everything with labels and lists. 

He is survived by his wife Trudy, son Matt (Jean) Lewis and daughter Elizabeth ‘Liz’ (Anthony) Bennett. His grandchildren Domonique (Terron) Baker, Nicholas (Emmalie) Fischer, Alexis (Jonathon) Brown, Colin Fischer, Jessica Lewis, Evie Bennett and Brendan Bennett. Great-grandchildren, Bradon Baker, Evangelina & Haley Brown and George Fischer. Sister Mary (Bill) Husek and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents Dutch (2002) & Estella (1987) and daughter Andrea Shafer (2021). 

A Memorial Mass is scheduled for Saturday, April 9th at 11:00am at St. Michael Catholic Church, 200 Church St., Sigel, IL 62462. A celebration of life will follow from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at Effingham Event Center (formerly Effingham Knights of Columbus), 1501 W Fayette Ave, Effingham, IL 62401.

In lieu of sending flowers, the family asks that people make donations in support of Parkinson’s research: www.michaeljfox.org/donate and https://www.apdaparkinson.org/1907d3l/.