Carroll County Times, Dec 21, 2008
Obituaries

Mary R. Lewandowski
    83, of Westminster

  Mary Ruth Lewandowski,
83, of Westminster, died
Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008, at
Carroll Hospice Dove
House.
  Born Jan 2, 1925, in
Millers, she was the daugh-
ter of the late George I. and
Flora Fowble Merryman.
She was the wife of Edwin J.
Lewandowski, her husband 
of 50 years, who died Oct.
16, 2008.
  She had worked for Exxon
Corp., then as an office
manager for Leggett De-
partment Store and was also
a homemaker. She enjoyed
bird-watching.
  Surviving are daughters
and sons-in-law Lucy and
Ronnie Hughs of New 
Windsor, and Linda and 
Dean Neuenschwander, of
Dalton, Ohio; son and

(col-2)
daughter-in-law Gerald and
Ann Smith, of Pittsburgh; a
sister, Elsie M. Miller, of
Frederick; 11 grandchildren;
great-grandchildren;  and
several nieces and nephews.
  She was predeceased by 
her son Edwin J. 
Lewandowski Jr.; sisters
Emma Shaeffer and Anna 
Wagner; and brothers Wal-
ter and Harrison Merryman.
  A funeral service will be
held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at
Pritts Funeral Home &
Chapel, 412 Washington 
Road, Westminster, with 
the Rev. Ann Smith officiat-
ing, Internment will be in
Evergreen Memorial Gar-
dens.
  The family will receive
friends from 6 to 8 p.m.
Monday at the funeral
home.
  In lieu of flowers, memo-
rial contributions may be 
sent to Carroll Hospice
Dove House, 292 Stoner
Ave., Westminster, MD
21157.
 Online condolences may 
be made at www.prittsfu
neralhome.com.