Anthony Leo Lewis, of Marcellus

Published 9:17 am Wednesday, July 31, 2019

March 30, 1990 — July 28, 2019

Anthony Leo Lewis, 29, of Marcellus, died peacefully Sunday afternoon, July 28, 2019, in the comfort of his family’s presence after a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born March 30, 1990, in Paw Paw, Michigan, the middle of five children of Leonard and Starr Lewis.

Anthony Leo Lewis

Leo was a lifelong resident of Marcellus. After graduating with Honors from Marcellus High School, he went on to study at Southwestern Michigan College where he earned two Associates degrees. Leo was a competitive person who enjoyed playing sports including football, basketball, dodgeball, and soccer. More recently among things he enjoyed were fishing, making campfires, rock collecting and gardening.

Leo will be greatly missed by family and friends.

He is survived by his mother, Starr (Fernando Acosta) Lewis; his father, Lonnie (Sherri) Lewis; two sisters, Amber (MSgt. Joshua) Gurchiek, April Lewis; two brothers, Benjamin “BJ” Lewis, Brian Lewis; numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Mie Nakakura and Raymond West Sr., and paternal grandparents, Claude and Donna Lewis.

Family and friends will gather from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, in Connelly Chapel Wagner Family Funerals, 202 North Broadway St., Cassopolis. Funeral services will be at noon Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, in Volinia Baptist Church, 19526 Marcellus Highway, Decatur with Pastor Thomas Stout officiating.

Leo will be laid to rest near his grandparents in Little Fish Lake Cemetery in Volinia Township, Michigan.

The family prefers contributions in memory of Leo be made to, either, the family in care of Wagner Family Funerals, 202 North Broadway St., Cassopolis, Michigan 49031 or Volinia Baptist Church, 19526 Marcellus Highway, Decatur, Michigan 49045.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Connelly Chapel Wagner Family Funerals, Cassopolis. Please share a memory or a message online: wagnercares.com.