Kenneth Edward Lewis

Kenneth Lewis passed away on March 16, 2026 in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Kenneth was born November 8, 1938 in Sewickly, Pennsylvania, son of Clarence and Mildred Lewis, brother of Roger Lewis. Ken grew up in Moon Township, then attended Greenbrier Military School from 1955 to 1957, attended Waynesburg College, with additional classes in photography and printing at Carnegie Tech, now Carnegie Mellon University. Kenneth married Barbara Katurah (Kitty) Bacon in August, 1960 and made their home in the Pittsburgh, PA area. Their son, Marquess, was born in 1964.

Ken spent most of his career in retail sales, with Sears & Roebuck in the toy, home and garden, home improvement, and hardware departments at South Hills Village, in Upper St. Clair, PA. During this time they lived in Mt. Lebanon and Bethel Park, PA. Ken worked at Ace hardware after moving to Williamsburg, VA.

Ken and Kitty relocated from the Pittsburgh area to Williamsburg, Virginia in 1994 where they lived until 2025. Long time history buffs, Ken was a member of several historical re-enactment groups, the 60th Royal American Regiment based out of Fort Pitt, Pittsburgh, and the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment participating in events across western PA. Kitty was active as well, making period costumes for both herself and Ken and participating at encampments. A particular highlight was being a part of the 1982 200th anniversary of the battle of Yorktown where the American Revolution was won.

Ken and Kitty were busy and frequent travelers, both within the US and abroad, having visited nearly every US state and over 30 countries across Asia, South America, Europe, and North America. Highlights include trips to St. Petersburg, Russia, the Galapagos Islands, Japan, and eastern European cities in Hungary and Poland.

Ken was an avid woodworker who loved to build furniture and had an extensive woodshop in the garage attic, making pieces for their house such as a reproduction Simon Willard tall case clock, period style curly maple and cherry cabinets and tables. Ken loved trains and built an extensive Lionel train layout including modern cars but also the 1940s and 50s era Lionel trains that he and Kitty had from childhood.

Ken was active in their church community, at Southminster Presbyterian in Mt. Lebanon, PA, Williamsburg United Methodist church, serving as deacon, usher, helping with various construction and repair projects, and attending services and adult Sunday school.

In 2025, Ken and Kitty moved to Highlands Ranch, Colorado, to be near to their son and his family and enjoyed day trips to see wildflowers on the high mountain passes, fall Aspen colors, visiting Garden of the Gods. Rosie’s Diner in Monument, CO was a favorite spot to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries.