Ruth C. Lewis, 88, The Villages, Florida passed away on March 1, 2015 in Leesburg, Florida. Mrs. Lewis was born on May 18, 1926 in Germany to her parents Kurt and Hedwig Kiessling. Mrs. Lewis moved to The Villages from Woodbury, NJ a year ago and prior to that had lived in Bel Air, MD and Darlington, MD. She had originally emigrated from Germany and was of the Christian faith. She enjoyed sewing crafts and cooking for her family and was an exceptional baker and made the greatest potato pancakes. She loved her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great great-grandson and was very family oriented. She is survived by her loving daughter: Evelyn (Bob) Scholl of The Villages, FL; a son: Randy Kurt (Sue) Lewis of Port Orange, FL; two grandchildren: Joseph F. Dries, III and Erik Kurt Dries, Sr.; three great-grandchildren: Erik Kurt Dries, Jr, Matthew Dries and Jaxon Dries; a great great-grandson: Noah Dries. In lieu of flowers the family has requested donations be made in her loving memory to Habitat for Humanity of Lake and Sumter Counties at: info@habitatls.org.
