Rosa G. Lewis

ROSA GNCONTRO LEWIS

1919 - 2020

Rosa Gncontro Lewis died peacefully on April 20, 2020, six months after her 100th birthday.

A loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Rosa adored celebrating the holidays with her large family and circle of friends. She had an enormous passion for design, having attended the New York Studio School where she studied with some of the world’s most influential modernists including Buckminster Fuller. She was widely admired for her striking sense of style.

On becoming a mother, Rosa pursued many volunteer commitments including her work with Special Needs students at the Hope School.

Rosa was predeceased by her devoted husband of 53 years, Frank Lewis. She was also predeceased by her beloved son Steven D. Lewis, her two sisters, Louisa and Mariana, and brother Phillip. Rosa is survived by her sons David T. Lewis and his wife Lana, Michael B. Lewis and his wife Lauren and daughter-in-law, Claudia Burrell Lewis. She is also survived by her four grandsons, Christopher, Jeffrey, Emmett and Miles. She will be dearly missed by her great-grandchildren, Margo and Camille Lewis and Katie and Grant Lewis. Her nephews Kenneth Otto and Joseph Ranieri, and nieces Jeanne Fleming and Linda Lanzafame also deeply mourn her passing.

Margaret Edako cared for Rosa during the last 15 years of her life at Knollwood and Morningside of Laurel and we are profoundly grateful for her loving attentions.

Rosa will be buried next to her husband at Arlington National Cemetery on August 7, 2020.  Attendees are limited to a small number of family members. A family and friends celebration will be held in the future. 

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