Joffre Anthony Lewis

Remembering Joffre with Love... Joffre A. Lewis, 86, of 18 Silver Spring Road, Short Hills, Essex County, NJ, died Sunday evening, November 28, 2004, in the Denver Nursing Home, Stevens, Lancaster County, PA, where he we a guest since October 22. Born in Newark , NJ , he was a son of the late Anthony and Olive (Magee) Lewis, and was the husband of Frances P. (Vitella) Lewis. He was employed for over 25 years by the State of New Jersey as Deputy Director of Construction. A graduate of Columbia High School, South Orange, NJ, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, he was trained as a civil engineer. Lewis was a captain in the Army during World War II. Surviving in addition to his wife are 2 sons, Joffre P. Lewis, Reading , PA , an employee of Ephrata Community Hospital ; Gregory D. Lewis, South Orange , NJ ; a daughter, Priscilla (Lewis) Rae, Hollywood , FL ; 4 grandchildren; and 2 sisters, Ruth D'Alessandro, Marietta , GA ; and Shirley Schragl, Boonesville , Mississippi . Service Information There are no services planned for Mr. Lewis at this time.