Dolores Catherine Lewis

Long Time Resident of San Jose

April 3, 1923 – March 10, 2018

Dolores was born in Leigh, NE., the oldest of 9 children. She graduated from St. Catherine’s School of Nursing in Omaha, NE and soon married Edward A. Lewis in 1944, a recent graduate of the dental school at Creighton University. They were married for 53 years until Edward’s passing in 1997. Dolores was an active member of St. Leo‘s parish and remained involved in activities, fundraising and sporting events at Bellarmine and Santa Clara University until recent years.

Dolores is survived by her two children, Sharon Raab and Edward Lewis, Jr., five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She is also survived by five of her siblings.

Friends and family are invited to attend a rosary at Lima Family Santa Clara Mortuary, 466 N. Winchester Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95050 (408-296-2977) at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, April 2, 2018. A funeral Mass service will be celebrated on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. at the Carmelite Monastery Chapel, 1000 Lincoln St., Santa Clara, CA 95050.