Lewis Cory
November 30, 2012
Lewis Cory, 63, died Friday, November 30, 2012, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 216 N. Washington Avenue in Elkhart, Iowa, on Wednesday, December 5, 2012, at 10 a.m. Visitation will be held Tuesday, December 4, 2012, from 5 to 8 p.m., at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Avenue in Des Moines, with a short vigil service at 5 p.m. Burial will be at Holy Cross Cemetery in Farrar, Iowa.
Lew was born May 29, 1949, in Elkhart, Iowa, to Pearl and Allen Cory. He graduated from North Polk High School and served in the U.S. Army. He married Karen Haaland in 1969, and worked for Look Magazine. After publication ceased, Lew, along with a group of employees from Look, founded Downe Computer Services in 1972. Downe became Charter Data Services and then CDS as it is known today. Lew was a Sr. Conversion Consultant until his retirement.
In his free time, Lew belonged to various organizations including; Knights of Columbus as a 4th degree Knight; Phi Kappa Theta, St. Mel’s Church, Rechurch, and St. Mary’s.
He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Karen; son, Sean (Teri) and their children Emily, Nick, and Alex; son, Ryan (Joy) and their children Saber, Keura, and Capri; son, Ian (Mindy) and their son, Elijah; his brothers, Bob (Loujean), Jim (Barb), and Jerry (Sandy) Cory; and sister, Helen (Norm) Burnett. Lew was preceded in death by his brothers, Clarence “Buck” and Michael Cory, and sisters, Darlene Hamm and Patricia Harrison.
Memorial contributions may be made to ChildServe or Mercy Hospice.
Condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com
Kevin Spire
12/04/2012
I worked with Lew many years ago at CDS. He always had a joke or something to make us laugh. It always helped to get us through another work day. Sending prayers that the family members and friends are able to find peace during this difficult time.
Greg Gullord
12/04/2012
Lew was a great man with a great sense of humor, integrity and class. He will be missed by many!
Diane Davidson
12/04/2012
Lew was always on top of the world, with his smile and jokes. He was always so proud of his family and his roots "north of town". Have many fond memories of working with him in the Peanut Building.
Rest is peace.
Kim Harty
12/04/2012
Lew was a wonderful person and a joy to work with. His laugh was contagious! He will be missed and I will keep his family in my prayers. He blessed us with his presence and definitely made an impressionable mark on a lot of people's lives. What a sad day.
Ann Fink
12/03/2012
Lew was a wonderful, kind man. I had the privilege to work with him at CDS. I pray that God will be with your family during this difficult time. God bless you.
Mavis Julius
12/03/2012
I have had the distinctive pleasure of meeting Lew and great memories during my visit to CDS seminar. He was such a warm, kind and very funny guy that you felt very comfortable to be around. My heart is saddened to hear of such loss. Sincere condolences and blessing to his family.
The Cretsinger's
12/03/2012
Warm smile, kind words, that is Mr C. Karen and Lew are the nicest people. You opened up your home to Sean/Orville on many occasions. Thank you for being a set of parents that we all looked up to. You both have always been kind and generous.
God Bless you and your family.
margaret (Carnes)simons
12/03/2012
So sorry to hear about Lew- He was a fun guy to work with and had a great sense of humor. He will certainly be missed
Stacy Moyer
12/03/2012
He was such a wonderful man! He always had entertaining stories and jokes! I absolutely always made it a point to stop by and see him whenever I was in Iowa. I will miss his laugh and cheery attitude. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family. He will be missed greatly!
Wadene Jones
12/03/2012
Lew could always make you smile and he had a such wonderful sense of humor. He will be greatly missed.
Vickie Vanderpool
12/03/2012
The world has lost a wonderful and thoughtful person he will be missed.
Staci Zirkle
12/03/2012
Dear Family ~ I was a fellow co-worker at CDS with Lew and he always had a smile on his face. He loved to tell jokes and his jokes and smile made me smile even when I was in a bad mood. But the one thing that I will always remember about Lew is his little gold hoop earring...Well, he is in Heaven and that gold loop is now over his head. May God be with you and yours in this difficult time and be blessed.
Staci
Deborah Horton
12/03/2012
Karen and family
We meet many people as we go through life. Some we forget and other we will never forget. Lew is one of those people that I will never forget. His jokes and that infectious laugh will be greatly missed. May God look over you and your family through this difficult time.
Deb
Diana Graham
12/03/2012
So sorry to hear of Lew passing. My thoughts and prayer's are with the family. He will be greatly missed.
Janet Hockey
12/02/2012
Dear Karen and Family!
I am very sorry for Lew's passing. I have wonderful memories of him when we were growing up. Our prayers are with you at this time. Please let us know if can do anying for you.
Janet Hockey and Family
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