Kenneth L. Lewis, age 79 of Tuscarawas Twp. went home to be with the Lord on December 25, 2021. He was born on September 16, 1942 to the late Edwin and Marjorie Lewis. He was a 1960 graduate of Strasburg-Franklin High School and a 1965 graduate of The Ohio State University and was a diehard Buckeyes fan for the rest of his life. He married Dixie Smallwood on June 24, 1962, and they shared almost 60 years together.
Kenneth was a Mechanical Engineer for the The Hoover Company and retired as the Director of Advanced Engineering. He was a long-time member of Forty Corners Church of God, where he served as Treasurer, Sunday School Teacher, Youth Leader, a member of the Board of Trustees and the Leadership Group. Ken loved traveling with his family, birdwatching and was very involved in Genealogy.
Ken leaves to cherish his memory his wife Dixie; his son Ronald (Jennifer) Lewis; his son-in-law Brian (Peggy Brooks) Eberhardt; his grandchildren Jordan (Cody) Proffitt, Mia Lewis, Liam Lewis, Micah Lewis; his sister Dalene (Floyd) Swinderman and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. In addition to his parents, Ken was preceded in death by his daughter Keri Jo Eberhardt.
A Celebration of his life will be held on Thursday, December 30, 2021, at 11a.m. at Forty Corners Church of God – 3474 Beaumont Avenue NW, Massillon, OH 44646. Pastor Scott Haynes will be officiating. The family will receive friends at the Paquelet & Arnold-Lynch Funeral Home on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, from 5 – 8 p.m. and 1 hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will take place at Grandview Cemetery in Strasburg. Donations may be made to the Keri Eberhardt Memorial Fund at Forty Corners Church of God. To leave messages of sympathy and support go to www.paquelet.com