Arthur J. "Jack" Lewis, 73, of 192 Sunnyside Road, New Castle, died Tuesday evening at the Edison Manor Nursing Home in New Castle.

He was born April 28, 1933, in Great Belt, the son of William and Catherine Osche Lewis.

Mr. Lewis was a member of the Mary Mother of Hope Parish in New Castle and an usher at the church.

He was an assistant manager at Loblaws Grocery in New Castle for 20 years and then was a driver for Snyder's of Berlin for eight years.

Mr. Lewis was an avid golfer and baseball fan and loved animals.

He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather and was devoted to his church.

Surviving are his wife, June J. Martello Lewis, whom he married Oct. 2, 1965; a daughter, Tammy Badger of New Castle; a grandson, Aidan Badger of New Castle; and two sisters, Gertrude Stutz and Josephine Hesidenz, both of Butler.

He was preceded in death by three brothers, Harry, Howard and Nick Lewis; and two sisters, Mary Elizabeth Eyth and Loretta Sleigher.

<B>Lewis</B> — Friends of Arthur J. "Jack" Lewis, who died Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2006, will be received from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the <B>William F. and Rodger M. DeCarbo Funeral Home,</B> 926 Cunningham Ave., New Castle.A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday in the Mary Mother of Hope Church with the Rev. Victor J. Molka Jr., officiating. A funeral procession will leave the funeral home at 9:30 a.m.Burial will be in the St. Vitus Cemetery.Online condolences can be sent to www.williamrodgerdecarbo.com.