JOANNE ARLENE LEWIS

Joanne Arlene Aulwes was born on Oct. 5, 1934 in East Detroit to the late Arthur and Ora (Neaves) Aulwes. She graduated from East Detroit High School and took some courses at the Detroit Business Institute. Later she went to Macomb College, then she attended Phoenix College where she studied computer science and music history.

Joanne married Clarence Russell on Aug. 29, 1953. They had five children, four boys and one girl. She was a secretary for Wayne State Department of Pharmacology. Joanne was a music teacher for most of her life. He preceded her in death on Sept. 13, 1988. On June 2, 1990, she married Joseph E. Lewis. He preceded her in death on Feb. 24, 2009. Joanne had a passion for music her entire life and enjoyed donating her talents to many organizations. In her spare time, she played piano for St. Augustine Catholic Church, where she was a member, and Jesus the Good Shepherd Church until December 2018.

Surviving are her five children, Dolores Moore, Larry (Brenda) Russell, Tom (Susan) Russell, Dan Russell, Kris (Cheryl) Russell; 13 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will take place at the Bannan Funeral Home in Hillman on Friday from 4-8 p.m. with a parish prayer service at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue Tuesday at St. Anne Catholic Church, 32000 Mound Road, Warren.

Interment: White Chapel Cemetery, Troy, Michigan

Memorials: Montmorency County Commission on Aging