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Michal Ann Lewis, affectionately known as “Shel,” went into the arms of her loving Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, May 20, just one week before her 89th birthday. Shel was born on May 27, 1934, to William and Pauline Krueger in Burlington, WI. She attended Lutheran elementary school there. She was confirmed in the Lutheran faith by her father at Grace Lutheran Church in Eau Claire, Michigan. She graduated from Eau Claire High School in Michigan and moved with the family to Kawkawlin, Michigan, where she worked in the local grocery store and attended St. Bartholomew Lutheran Church faithfully and had many close friends and acquaintances. Shel was an avid bowler with her team winning several championships. In 1970 Shel moved to San Antonio and became a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church where, again, her father was pastor. She worked at Sears and the Health Science Center where she met her future husband, William Lewis, a retired Army and Navy veteran. Shel and Bill were married on September 1, 1973. Their marriage was blessed with two children, Jennifer born on April 17, 1974, and Scott born on March 30, 1977. Through the following years Shel was a devoted mother, who enjoyed the rewards of providing a loving household for her beloved family, which included a well-planned two to three-week summer vacation every year. For over twenty years Shel used her loving motherly skills to baby sit children in her home. She spent her time cooking, especially baking, working with arts and crafts, doing word search puzzles and reading novels when not doting over her family, especially her four grandchildren. For many years it was a tradition for Shel to host the entire Krueger extended family on Christmas Eve. In 1991 she became a member of Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband plus brothers Matthew, Peter, William Jr., Silas, and Timothy. Besides Jennifer and Scott, Shel is survived by son-in-law Chris Rowland, grandchildren Cayden, Cooper, Carson and Blayne, brothers and sister in-laws Richard and Judy Krueger, Mark and Susan Krueger, sisters and brothers-in-law Ruth and Dale Walker, Rebecca and Jim Behrens, Rachel and Jeff Beal, sisters Naomi Seewald and Mary Krueger, sisters-in-law Eileen Krueger and Marsha Krueger and numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at Shepherd of the Hills on Friday, May 26 at 6:30 p.m. with burial at Fort Sam Houston Cemetery at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 27, 2023.

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Michal Ann Lewis

May 27, 1934 - May 20, 2023