Charles Lewis 1946-2018
Charles A. Magnauck “Kinwano” Lewis, 72, Kansas City, Mo., died Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 at his home.
He was born July 10, 1946, in Topeka, the son of Joseph L. and Constance Magnauck Lewis. He graduated from Marty Indian High School in 1965 and from Haskell Indian Nations University with an associate’s degree in accounting.
Mr. Lewis served in the U.S. Navy from 1965 to 1969 during the Vietnam War. He had lived in Kansas City, Mo., for 40 years. He worked for the Social Security Administration in Kansas City, retiring after 24 years.
He was a member of St. Francis Xavier Parish in Kansas City, Mo., Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation and Prayer Warrior Society.
He married Christine Doris Bobtail Bear on May 17, 1966, in Chula Vista, Calif., and later renewed their vows in June 1991 in Kansas City, Mo. She died June 9, 2006. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Joseph and LeRoy Jessepe.
Survivors include two daughters, Tami McClammy, Topeka, and Charlene Butler, Lawrence; a son, James Lewis, Kansas City, Mo.; two sisters, Theresa Murray, Poplar, Mont., and Imelda Jessepe, Mayetta; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, 166th and H Roads, Mayetta. Burial with military honors will follow in Shipshee Cemetery. A rosary will be recited at 5 p.m. Monday with a wake to follow at Sister Therese Klepac Hall. Mercer Funeral Home in Holton is in charge of arrangements.
