Lewis, Donald T.
By Canton CitizenDonald T. Lewis, 81, of Englewood, Florida, formerly of Canton, died October 31, 2012, at Tidewell Hospice in Venice, FL.
He was the husband of Roberta (Sousa) Lewis and the son of the late Joseph P. and Mary Anna (Kennedy) Lewis. He was born in Bridgewater and lived in Canton for many years before moving to Florida in 1996. He attended Brockton schools.
Mr. Lewis worked as a custom builder and developed Country Club Acres in Canton. He was a self-employed custom builder since he was 20 years old. He retired at age 61 after building hundreds of custom homes.
He volunteered at Meals on Wheels in Englewood as a driver and carpenter from the 1990s to the present, was a Cub Scout volunteer in the 1970s and a Campfire Girls of America volunteer in the 1980s. He was a proud member of St. Raphael’s Catholic Church in Englewood and a former member of St. John the Evangelist in Canton and St. Patrick’s Church in Wareham.
He enjoyed fishing, boating, gardening, camping, golfing, bird watching, and crafting dollhouses and wood puzzles for his grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Roberta (Sousa) Lewis; two sons, Donald Lewis of Taunton and Matthew Lewis of Canton; three daughters, Cynthia Lewis of Quincy, Ginnylee Lewis and her husband, Bill Teed, of Onset, and Robin Cody of Englewood, FL; nine grandchildren, Jennifer, DJ, and Sophia Lewis, Sarah, Cassie, Andrew and Melissa Cody, Zoe Antonopoulos, and Billy Teed; a great-grandchild, Mackenzie Teed; several loving nephews and nieces; and his beloved dog, Sasha. He was the brother of the late Joseph and James Lewis and Gertrude Williams. He will be missed by many friends in Massachusetts and Florida.
His funeral was held on Tuesday, November 13, at the Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home in Wareham, followed by a mass of Christian burial in St. Patrick’s Church, Wareham. Burial in the Center Cemetery, Wareham.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Donald’s memory may be made to Englewood Meals on Wheels, P.O. Box 782, Englewood, FL 34295.
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Posted by Canton Citizen
on Nov 14 2012. Filed under Obituaries.
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