Obituary of Bridget Lewis

Passed peacefully away surrounded by her loving family on December 19th at St. Clare's Hospital, Bridget Francis Lewis, aged 76 years.

Predeceased by her loving daughter, Mary Jean, who died tragically in 1991, her parents Joseph and Stella Kennedy, her sister Marion and brothers Gerald, Joe, Blair, Jim, Georgie, Paul, Keith, Ronnie, brother in-law Ken, and her Aunt Jewel.  Predeceased members of the Lewis family are her parents-in-law Madge and Phil, Ezra Atwood, Peg, Chad and Kevie.

Left to mourn is her loving husband Eugene Lewis of 56 years, her children: Linda Ennis (Tommy), Sandra Squires (Harry), Kim Greenslade (Doug) and Blair (Lori), grandchildren: Nikki, Kristina, Teri-Lynn, Bradley, Jeffrey, Katie, Connor, Alyssa and Benjamin, and her great grandchild Lochlan. Also left to mourn are her sisters Marie, Donna (Dave) and Betty (Danny), her brothers Harold (Nancy), Charlie (Cathy), Dessie, Wayne and Brian (Karen); her sister-in-law Sadie (Ray), and brothers-in-law Kevin and Dave (Elizabeth), her very special friends Marietta and Josie, as well as a large circle of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Mom grew up on Bell Island and moved to Holyrood at an early age.  She started working in the hospitality sector where she worked for over 50 years.  Most of those years were spent working at the Beach Cottage and The Tea Garden, alongside Pat & Harry Hamlyn and Marie & Brendan Hunt, who became lifelong friends.  Our family has heard so many stories over the years of mom's joy at doing her work and being a perfectionist within her chosen profession.  After ending her working career, mom spent much of her time with her family and the many grandchildren she would always say she was so lucky to have.  Mom, a long-time member of the Star of the Sea association, was an avid dart and card player throughout the years, and was well known for being a fierce competitor at both. She was also not too bad at cutting a rug on the dance floor either. 

A special thank-you to the all the doctors, nurses and staff at the St Clare's Hospital in ICU, 7 West and 4 West for their exceptional care.  We would also like to thank Dr. Bragg from Eastern Health Holyrood as well as Zach and the Pharmasave Team, for their continued care over the last 5 months of mom's journey.

Resting at Hickey's Funeral Home, Holyrood. Visitation will be held on Thursday December 22, 2022 from 2pm - 7pm and. The funeral service will be held at Holy Cross Church in Holyrood on Friday, December 23^rd, 2022 at 1 pm with a burial to follow.

In lieu of flowers, the Lewis family would be grateful for donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. To send a message of condolence, please visit www.hickeysfuneralhome.com.

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"Mom, give MJ a hug and kiss from us all. We love you."