Nancy Lewis

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Nancy Lee (Young) Lewis, age 83, of Kendallville died on Friday, October 24, 2025, at Parkview Regional in Fort Wayne.

She was born in Kendallville, Indiana, on April 14, 1942, to John Franklin Young and Mary Kay (Roberts) Young.

Nancy graduated from Kendallville High School in 1960.  She married John Joseph 'Jack' Lewis on September 29, 1962 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Kendallville.

Nancy worked at King Seeley and in the furniture and décor field. She used both her time and talent as a decorator to fill her and others’ homes with beauty and charm. She loved caring for her home through both season and style changes, with her finished environment bringing joy and great comfort to friends and family.  Many have shared through the years that her home was beautiful, and they always felt welcome and at home.

Nancy was an avid golfer; she was a member of Elks golf course and was a former city golf champion many times over. She spent many years doing ceramics, and she greatly enjoyed caring for her plants, her outside environment, and her many dogs through the years. She loved and remembered fondly, two of her dogs, Shawn and Eli.  Nancy shared her love of old movie watching with her family, along with her love for her favorite entertainers, Barbra Streisand, The Rat Pack, and more.

Survivors include her three daughters, Leeann and Jeff Atkinson of Kendallville, Mary and Alan McMaken of Wolcottville and Nancy Lewis Hathaway of Sylvan Lake and Fort Wayne.

Fourteen grandchildren, Heather Cook, Nicole and Corey Boese, Ann and Chris Carpenter, Rob Bruce, Stacey McMaken (Michael), Nathan and Hillary Hathaway, Libby Bruce (Chad), Katy and Ryan Cordial, Nefy and Amanda Hathaway, Brock Johnson, Cory and Heather McMaken, Nathan Johnson, Jordan and Chivon McMaken and Kobie Atkinson.

Thirty-one great-grandchildren, Cameron, Andrew, Kara, Audrey, Jenna, Krista, Lynden, Shawn, Meyia, Lane, Delaney, Rory, Brynn, Javin, Pryia, Zarek, Rylan, A.J., Cohen, Lennon, Baylor, Hollyn, Ayden, Quinn, Macy, Peyton, Oakleigh, Henlee, Navy, Gentry, and Jude.

Two brothers, Mike and Pat Young of Kendallville, Larry and Cathy Young of Kendallville.

Three sisters, Joyce Allen, Kathy Linthicum, and April and Pat Brady.

Three brothers-in-law, Tom and Jena Lewis of Fishers, Daniel Lewis of Kendallville, and Kevin and Patty Lewis of Columbia, South Carolina 

She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, her in-laws, Franklin Lewis and Myra (Brophy) Lewis, her brother, Johnny Young, and her very good friends, Margo Taylor and Dorthy Owens.

At Hite Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Kendallville, visitation will be Wednesday, October 29, 2025, from 4:00PM-7:00PM and Thursday, October 30, 2025 from 11:00AM-noon, with services at noon with Pastor Mike Albaugh officiating.  Burial follows at Lake View Cemetery in Kendallville.

Preferred memorials may be made to Noble County Humane Society, 1305 Sherman St., Kendallville.

Casket bearers are Alan McMaken, Jeff Atkinson, Rob Bruce, Nathan Hathaway, Cory McMaken, Jordan McMaken.  Honorary casket bearers are Larry Young, Mike Young, Shawn Rupert, Peyton Carpenter, A.J. Ford, Rylan Hathaway, Cohen Hathaway, Lennon Cordial, Jude Hathaway, Aiden McMaken, and Gentry McMaken.

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