Jean M. Lewandowski, 73, of Glencoe
Jean M. Lewandowski, 73, of Glencoe, formerly of Lester Prairie, died Saturday, Nov. 11, at Glencoe Regional Health Services Long Term Care.
A concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, Nov. 16, at 11 a.m., at Holy Family Catholic Church in Silver Lake with the Revs. Paul Schumacher and Mark Mallak officiating. Alice Nowak will be the organist.
Visitation will be Thursday, Nov. 16, from 9 a.m. to the time of the Mass, at the church.
Honorary pallbearers will be Ron Lewandowski, Tami Alsleben and Melissa Barsness.
Jean Lewandowski was born Dec. 8, 1943, in Hale Township, McLeod County, the daughter of Edmund and Marietta (Neville) Rozeske. She graduated from Silver Lake High School in 1961.
On Oct. 15, 1966, Jean M. Rozeske and Benedict T. Lewandowski were joined in holy marriage at St. Adalbert’s Catholic Church in Silver Lake. God blessed their marriage with a son, Mark.
Mrs. Lewandowski started working at Lester’s in Lester Prairie in 1969. She was a payroll specialist there for many years.
She was a faithful member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Silver Lake, the Council of Catholic Women (CCW), and the Rosary Society. She also belonged to the Silver Lake American Legion Auxiliary Unit 141 and to the McLeod County Historical Society.
She is survived by her loving husband of 51 years, Ben Lewandowski; son, Mark T. Lewandowski of Silver Lake; brother, Thomas (Linda) Rozeske of Hutchinson; sisters, Marilyn Salmela of Glencoe and Karen Kosek of Silver Lake; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Larry and Della Lewandowski of Glencoe; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; stepmother, Delphine Rozeske; and brother-in-law, David Kosek.
The Maresh Funeral Home in Silver Lake is serving the family. Online condolences may be made at www.mareshfuneralhome.com.
