Anna Dorothy “Dottie” Lewis went home to be with her Lord on Saturday, September 13, 2025. She had lived her final years as a beloved resident of Tel Hai Retirement Community in Honey Brook. She formerly lived in Messiah Village in Mechanicsburg as well as many years in Camp Hill.
Dottie was born in Hartford, Connecticut on September 27, 1926. She was the daughter of Swedish immigrants Carl and Gerda (Lundberg ) Nylin. She was married to Rev. Clifford E. Lewis who preceded her to his heavenly reward in the year 2000.
Dottie and Cliff worked together in his pastoral ministry, beginning in the state of Texas, then in New Jersey and also Philadelphia. Their longest years of ministry together were the 17 years they served at Evangel Assembly of God Church in Glenolden. Dottie taught children’s church and directed Christmas plays. She also headed up the women’s ministries as well as playing the piano and organ for the church services.
Later, God’s calling took them to Camp Hill where Clifford served as the Secretary Treasurer of the Penn-Del District of the Assemblies of God. While there they attended Christian Life Assembly where Dottie was able to volunteer, utilizing her many skills. She was artistically inclined, loving to decorate, sew, paint, and garden.
Dorothy was preceded in death by two older brothers Verner and Roy Nylin and a sister Ruth Demetrus.
She is survived by two sons, William and his wife Linda Lewis and Phillip and his wife Donna Lewis. Also, two daughters, Lynda and her husband Jon Reid and Cynthia and her husband Michael Keller. She has five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
A graveside home going service will be held on Monday, September 22, 2025 at 1 PM at the Rolling Green Memorial Park in Camp Hill.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday. September 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM in the chapel at Tel Hai Retirement Community, 1200 Tel Hai Circle, Honey Brook, PA, with Chaplain Dave Klingensmith officiating. A time of fellowship will follow the memorial service. This date would have been Dottie’s 99th birthday.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in the memory of Dottie to the Tel Hai Care Assurance Fund, P. O. Box 190, Honey Brook, PA 19344-0190.
Arrangements by the Labs Funeral Home, Inc. of Honey Brook, PA
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