Robert "Bob" Arthur Lewis Sr.

Robert (Bob) A. Lewis Sr, 94, passed away on Friday, March 26, 2021, in Allentown. He will be dearly missed by his wife of 60 years, Dorothy J. (Snyder) Lewis. Bob was born to Clarence E. and Nancy M. (Gregory) Lewis in Falls Township, Wyoming County, PA on November 2, 1926. After graduating from Technical High School in Scranton, PA, Bob entered the U.S. Navy. He proudly served in World War II on the USS SAPPHO (AKA-38) and became a member of the Order of the Golden Dragon. After the Navy, he became a Union Iron Worker and is a life-time member of the International Association of Iron Workers, Local 63, in Lancing, IL. Bob was an active member of the Monroe County Democratic Association, is a life-time member of the American Legion, Post 346, and a member of the VFW. He enjoyed his very large family, tinkering (he could fix anything), camping, and feeding the deer and birds at his former home on Wooddale Road in East Stroudsburg. Besides his wife, he will be missed and lovingly remembered by his brother, Carlton G. Lewis, in California; his daughter, Karen J. Allen; his three sons, Robert A. Lewis Jr. and his wife, AnneMarie; C. Edward Lewis and his wife, Stacy; and John P. Lewis Sr. and his companion, Barbara Graefe; our sister, Nancy C. Baier and her husband, Jason; 18 grandchildren, 16 great﷓grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Bob was preceded in death by his daughter, Joan A. Day; his sons-in-law, Richard C. Allen and Patrick M. Day; and his siblings, Elsie A. Colon, Levi G. Lewis, Stewart D. Lewis, Carolina E. Scouten and William R. Lewis. Funeral services will be held on Monday April 5, 2021 at 11:00am at the Bensing-Thomas Funeral Home, 401 North 5th Street, Stroudsburg with Pastor Margie Good officiating. Burial with Navy military honors will follow in the Prospect Cemetery, East Stroudsburg. There will be a visitation on Monday from 10:00am until the time of the service at the funeral home. A Celebration of life will be held at a later date In lieu of flowers, contributions in Bob’s memory can be made to the American Parkinson Disease Association, P.O. Box 61420, Staten Island, NY 10306 (www.apdaparkinson.org) or the Alzheimer’s Association (https://act.alz.org/donate).