| Visitation:
							5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 1, 2022, at 
							Peasley Funeral Home in Lincoln  Rosary Prayer Service at 4:30 p.m. Service:
							10:00 a.m. on Monday, May 2, 2022, at Holy Family 
							Church in Lincoln 
							Funeral home: 
							Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln       
							Obituary 
							Joan M. Lewis, 77, of Lincoln, passed 
							away on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at HSHS St. John’s 
							Hospital in Springfield. 
 A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 
							a.m. on Monday, May 2, 2022, at Holy Family Church 
							in Lincoln. Rev. Joseph Dondanville will officiate. 
							Burial will be at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Lincoln.
 
 Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. 
							on Sunday, May 1, 2022, at Peasley Funeral Home in 
							Lincoln. A Rosary Prayer Service will begin at 4:30 
							p.m. prior to the visitation.
 
 Joan Maxine Kirk Lewis was born September 30, 1944, 
							in Lincoln, the sixth of seven children born to 
							Henry and Evelyn Young Kirk. Aside from two years in 
							Saginaw, Michigan, Joan lived her whole life in 
							Lincoln. On May 4, 1963, Joan married the love of 
							her life, Todd Lewis. They were married for 49 
							years, until Todd’s passing in 2012.
 
 
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							She is survived by her son, Matthew 
							(Carol) Lewis; grandson, Justin (Kelsey Gottschall) 
							Lewis; great-grandchild, Devlyn Gottschall-Lewis; 
							three step-great-grandchildren: David, Jaydice, and 
							Mackenzie Gottschall; her brother, Howard (Barb) 
							Kirk; many loving nieces and nephews and their 
							families; and special friend, Jason Platte. 
 Joan was preceded in death by her parents, five of 
							her brothers and sisters, and her beloved husband.
 
 Joan worked at her father-in-law’s shop, The Perk 
							Up, for several years, before embarking on a 
							forty-year career as a beautician, running her own 
							business, The Primp Up. Joan enjoyed spending time 
							with her family and friends. She especially enjoyed 
							seeing her grandson, Justin Lewis, become a father 
							himself.
 
 Memorials may be made to Holy Family Food Bank, 
							Carroll Catholic School, or the American Cancer 
							Society.
 
 Final arrangements are entrusted with Peasley 
							Funeral Home.
 
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							family of Joan Lewis
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