Patricia (Pat) Anne Lewis, 91, a long time North Powder resident, passed away Thursday, December 2, 2021 at Valley View Nursing and Rehab in Boise, Idaho. Pat was born November 27, 1930 in North Powder, Oregon, the daughter of John Alexander Shaw and Pearl Laurel (Wicks) Shaw. Pat's early years were spent on the family ranch helping her parents with livestock, wheat harvest and haying. She attended a one-room school house and went to school either on horseback or riding in a sleigh during the winter. Pat graduated from North Powder High School in 1949, and attended Oregon State University in Corvallis until December 1950. That December, she married her high school sweetheart, William (Bill) Lewis in North Powder, OR. She joined him in running a family dairy with 220 Holstein cows until the 1970's when they sold the cows and focused on farming.
In addition to being the mother of five children and helping with the farm, Pat became a talented artist focusing on oil and watercolor painting. In 1969 and 1970, she took classes from Treasure Valley Community College and eventually enrolled at Eastern Oregon University in the spring of 1980. Pat completed her degree in August, 1989 with a Bachelor of Science in Art. She exhibited her work at various galleries around the state and continued to paint and draw into her 90's. During those years she was active in Crossroads Art Center and chaired "Art-In-The- Park" one year at the Miner's Jubilee in Baker City, OR.
Pat loved gardening and spent her summers growing fruits and vegetables and abundant flowers. She started her plants in a greenhouse attached to their home and designed and created a beautiful yard. In the mid 1990's, she began growing mint plants in a commercial greenhouse behind their home for transplant on the farm.
As a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Pat delighted in the lives of her children and was known to paint lovely cards for their birthdays. She was a hub for the children and their children living around the country.
Grandchildren include, Alaina Lewis, Anya Lewis, Ava Lewis, Jason Lewis, Stephen Lewis (Julie), Ashley Lawson, Kristine Lawson, Alex Brown and Megan Brown. Great-Grandchildren include, Everly Lewis and Carson Lewis. Pat is preceded in death by her husband, Bill in 2010 and her son, Stephen in 1958, and her sisters, Margaret S. Rayburn and Jane S. Walch. She is survived by her children, Greg Lewis, Douglas Lewis (Mary), Lisa Lawson (Kerry), and Angela Brown (Don), and her sister, Merrie Jacqueline Zimmerman.
In addition to being the mother of five children and helping with the farm, Pat became a talented artist focusing on oil and watercolor painting. In 1969 and 1970, she took classes from Treasure Valley Community College and eventually enrolled at Eastern Oregon University in the spring of 1980. Pat completed her degree in August, 1989 with a Bachelor of Science in Art. She exhibited her work at various galleries around the state and continued to paint and draw into her 90's. During those years she was active in Crossroads Art Center and chaired "Art-In-The- Park" one year at the Miner's Jubilee in Baker City, OR.
Pat loved gardening and spent her summers growing fruits and vegetables and abundant flowers. She started her plants in a greenhouse attached to their home and designed and created a beautiful yard. In the mid 1990's, she began growing mint plants in a commercial greenhouse behind their home for transplant on the farm.
As a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Pat delighted in the lives of her children and was known to paint lovely cards for their birthdays. She was a hub for the children and their children living around the country.
Grandchildren include, Alaina Lewis, Anya Lewis, Ava Lewis, Jason Lewis, Stephen Lewis (Julie), Ashley Lawson, Kristine Lawson, Alex Brown and Megan Brown. Great-Grandchildren include, Everly Lewis and Carson Lewis. Pat is preceded in death by her husband, Bill in 2010 and her son, Stephen in 1958, and her sisters, Margaret S. Rayburn and Jane S. Walch. She is survived by her children, Greg Lewis, Douglas Lewis (Mary), Lisa Lawson (Kerry), and Angela Brown (Don), and her sister, Merrie Jacqueline Zimmerman.
Patricia (Pat) Anne Lewis, 91, a long time North Powder resident, passed away Thursday, December 2, 2021 at Valley View Nursing and Rehab in Boise, Idaho. Pat was born November 27, 1930 in North Powder, Oregon, the daughter of John Alexander Shaw and Pearl Laurel (Wicks) Shaw. Pat's early years were spent on the family ranch helping her parents with livestock, wheat harvest and haying. She attended a one-room school house and went to school either on horseback or riding in a sleigh during the winter. Pat graduated from North Powder High School in 1949, and attended Oregon State University in Corvallis until December 1950. That December, she married her high school sweetheart, William (Bill) Lewis in North Powder, OR. She joined him in running a family dairy with 220 Holstein cows until the 1970's when they sold the cows and focused on farming.
In addition to being the mother of five children and helping with the farm, Pat became a talented artist focusing on oil and watercolor painting. In 1969 and 1970, she took classes from Treasure Valley Community College and eventually enrolled at Eastern Oregon University in the spring of 1980. Pat completed her degree in August, 1989 with a Bachelor of Science in Art. She exhibited her work at various galleries around the state and continued to paint and draw into her 90's. During those years she was active in Crossroads Art Center and chaired "Art-In-The- Park" one year at the Miner's Jubilee in Baker City, OR.
Pat loved gardening and spent her summers growing fruits and vegetables and abundant flowers. She started her plants in a greenhouse attached to their home and designed and created a beautiful yard. In the mid 1990's, she began growing mint plants in a commercial greenhouse behind their home for transplant on the farm.
As a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Pat delighted in the lives of her children and was known to paint lovely cards for their birthdays. She was a hub for the children and their children living around the country.
Grandchildren include, Alaina Lewis, Anya Lewis, Ava Lewis, Jason Lewis, Stephen Lewis (Julie), Ashley Lawson, Kristine Lawson, Alex Brown and Megan Brown. Great-Grandchildren include, Everly Lewis and Carson Lewis. Pat is preceded in death by her husband, Bill in 2010 and her son, Stephen in 1958, and her sisters, Margaret S. Rayburn and Jane S. Walch. She is survived by her children, Greg Lewis, Douglas Lewis (Mary), Lisa Lawson (Kerry), and Angela Brown (Don), and her sister, Merrie Jacqueline Zimmerman.
In addition to being the mother of five children and helping with the farm, Pat became a talented artist focusing on oil and watercolor painting. In 1969 and 1970, she took classes from Treasure Valley Community College and eventually enrolled at Eastern Oregon University in the spring of 1980. Pat completed her degree in August, 1989 with a Bachelor of Science in Art. She exhibited her work at various galleries around the state and continued to paint and draw into her 90's. During those years she was active in Crossroads Art Center and chaired "Art-In-The- Park" one year at the Miner's Jubilee in Baker City, OR.
Pat loved gardening and spent her summers growing fruits and vegetables and abundant flowers. She started her plants in a greenhouse attached to their home and designed and created a beautiful yard. In the mid 1990's, she began growing mint plants in a commercial greenhouse behind their home for transplant on the farm.
As a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Pat delighted in the lives of her children and was known to paint lovely cards for their birthdays. She was a hub for the children and their children living around the country.
Grandchildren include, Alaina Lewis, Anya Lewis, Ava Lewis, Jason Lewis, Stephen Lewis (Julie), Ashley Lawson, Kristine Lawson, Alex Brown and Megan Brown. Great-Grandchildren include, Everly Lewis and Carson Lewis. Pat is preceded in death by her husband, Bill in 2010 and her son, Stephen in 1958, and her sisters, Margaret S. Rayburn and Jane S. Walch. She is survived by her children, Greg Lewis, Douglas Lewis (Mary), Lisa Lawson (Kerry), and Angela Brown (Don), and her sister, Merrie Jacqueline Zimmerman.
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