She was born on October 23, 1934 in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She was the daughter of Herbert Ward and Olga Gilane of South Milwaukee. She was happily married for 60 years to husband Donald Lewison who preceded her in death in 2021. She was a member of the Lake Wylie Lutheran Church. Her residences included living in Wisconsin, Kentucky and South Carolina. She held various part time jobs but mainly devoted her life to raising three children. She enjoyed book club, traveling, playing cards, golf, and spending time with family. She is survived by her daughter Lisa and husband, James Murray along with grandsons Ryan, Austin (wife Manuela), and Dylan all residing in the Chicago area. Her son Scott, wife Margarita reside in the Milwaukee area and their children Brenden (who resides in Memphis, TN) and Kayleigh who attends college in Kentucky. Daughter Sheri and husband Daniel Markowski are residents of Tega Cay, SC, their daughter Morgan Chapman (husband Blake) resides in Charlotte NC and daughter Emily is in Denver CO. She was also a great grandmother “Triple G” to Mary Kaylyn (MK), daughter of Morgan and Blake. She was the youngest of three daughters (sisters Evelyn Albrecht and Helen Celske), who have since passed.
A private memorial will take place at Fort Jackson Memorial Cemetery in Columbia, South Carolina in October of 2024. We will also hold a separate celebration of life in October at Lake Wylie Lutheran Church in Fort Mill, SC. In lieu of flowers, the family requests any donations be sent to the Leukemia Research Foundation, in memory of Gladys Lewison.
