Marney Elaine Lewis (Maskaluk)
passed away at the age of 75 on March 1, 2024,
at Westlock Continuing Care after a long battle
with Alzheimer’s.
Marney was a loving wife, daughter, sister, mother, stepmother,
grandmother, great grandmother, aunt, and great aunt.
She was predeceased by her husband Henry Lewis in 2020, her
mother Marjorie Bates, Stepfather Jim (Robert) Bates.
Marney will be missed by her sister Donna Bellerive (Aram),
children Dwayne Hunking (Susan), Kim Coelho (Lino), stepchildren
Trevor Lewis, Tara Lewis, and Brenda Lewis. She had 5
grandchildren, Megan, Corbin, and Evertte Bannon, Lukas and
Ashlynne Coelho, 3 step grandchildren Deon, Jeffery Plamondon
and Danielle Swanson (Plamondon), nephews Kevin Bates-Hynes
and Cory Bates-Hynes. As well as a great niece and nephews.
Marney was born in Toronto, Ontario on January 14, 1949.
Marney studied as a legal secretary and later became a
Registered Nurses Assistant. For several years she worked
in Long Term Care facilities in Ontario. Eventually moved
to Norman Wells, NWT, to join her sister Donna there.
Marney worked as a childcare provider in Norman Wells.
She met her husband in Norman Wells and married Henry
on September 14, 1991. Later they moved to Sherwood Park,
where she worked at a Day Care. They retired to BC for a few
years then relocated back to Westlock, Alberta. She worked at
Hardies Restaurant for a short period of time before her health
changed her life.
A heartfelt thank you to Marney’s caregivers at Westlock Long Term
Care and Doctor Coulson. They looked after her since August 2011.
There will be no service. Cremation has taken place, and a family
interment will follow at a later date when Marney will be placed
by her husband’s side at Perryvale Cemetery, Alberta.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer Society of Alberta.
Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded to the family by visiting
www.westlockfuneralhome.com
