Nancy M. Lewis, 75, of St. Joseph passed away, November 18, 2023.  Nancy was born November 29, 1947, in St. Louis to Raymond and Gail (Anderson) Hamann.

She was a graduate of Normandy High School in St. Louis  and Southeast Missouri University.  She was an elementary teacher and a middle school librarian working last for the Moniteau School District in California, MO and was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma Education Sorority.

She was an active member of First Lutheran Church Downtown in St. Joseph, where she was involved in Women of ELCA,  Phoebe Circle, and Altar Guild.   While in California, MO, she and her husband were active in Finke Theatre and Nancy was very involved at Woodplace Library.  Her hobbies were needlepoint, gardening, and genealogy.

She married Philip Lewis in Cool Valley, MO on July 5, 1969; and he survives.  Also surviving are sons Charles Lewis and wife Nancy, Christopher Lewis and wife Patricia; two granddaughters Isabel and Eleanor; sister Carol Bunge and husband James; nieces, nephews, and a host of friends.

Memorial contributions would be appreciated to First Lutheran Church Downtown Youth Fund or to the American Cancer Society.

Services will be Saturday, November 25, 2023, at 1:00 pm  at First Lutheran Church, 302 South 10th in St. Joseph.  Interment will follow in Ashland Cemetery.  Visitation will be Saturday from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the church.

Arrangements by Heaton-Bowman-Smith & Sidenfaden Funeral Home.