Edward Claud (EC) Lewing, at the age of 88, departed from this earth on October 2 nd , 2010.<\/p>\n
He is survived by his wife of 21 years, Sally (Trankel) Lewing, and their combined families. Ed had 7 children with his late wife, Dolly Marie (Tobol) Lewing. Sally had 7 children by her late husband, James Walter Trankel. Their blended family consists of 14 children, 44 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild on the way.<\/p>\n
Names of the children of Ed Lewing are: Yevonne and Gary Reese, Deborah A. Burns, Ken and Theresa Lewing, Claudia Lewing, Edward Donald Lewing, Rhonda Elliott and Stan, and Wanda Lynn Howell (deceased).<\/p>\n
Names of the children of Sally Lewing are: Mary Trankel and Don Gilder, Crystal Yetter, Suzi & Kendall Broadwater, Nancy & Steve Harrop, Diane Trankel, James and Arlene Trankel, and Thomas and Linda Trankel.<\/p>\n
Ed\u2019s love for music has influenced musical careers of countless musicians throughout his entire life. He loved to sing and had the ability to make any musical instrument sound heavenly, but preferred his guitars above all.<\/p>\n
He played with many local and national musicians. His ability to build amplifiers and guitars from scratch has endeared him to the hearts of many professional musicians locally and throughout the United States. Until his very last day, professional artists and friends were still seeking his expertise and asking him to \u201cLewing-ize\u201d their instruments.<\/p>\n
Ed was a Veteran of WWII. He also spent many years working at the VA in the medical department.<\/p>\n
We all knew when Ed was in the store. His whistling was always heard before you would see him. His Southern Charm warmed the hearts of all who met him and he loved to work in his beautiful gardens whenever the sun was shining.<\/p>\n
Services will be held at Retz Funeral Home, 315 E 6 th Avenue, Helena, Montana on Wednesday, October 6 th , 2010 at 10:00 a.m. As a World War II Veteran, Ed will receive a burial with full Military Honors.<\/p>\n","photo":false,"youtube_video_url":"","family_email":"","family_first_name":"","family_last_name":"","event_title5":"","event_date5":"","start_time5":"","end_time5":"","location5":"","address5":"","city5":"","state5":"","zipcode5":"","event_title6":"","event_date":"","start_time6":"","end_time6":"","location6":"","address6":"","city6":"","state6":"","zipcode6":"","event_title7":"","event_date7":"","start_time7":"","end_time7":"","location7":"","address7":"","city7":"","state7":"","zipcode7":"","event_title8":"","event_date8":"","start_time8":"","end_time8":"","location8":"","address8":"","city8":"","state8":"","zipcode8":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case\/23240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/case"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/case"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenafuneralhome.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}