Lewis Schild Obituary

Lewis Schild

Sep 8, 1925 - Oct 8, 2022

Norwalk

Lewis Schild, 97, of Norwalk, died Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022, at Fisher-Titus Hospital.

He was born Sept. 8, 1925, in Norwalk, the youngest son of Lloyd and Julia (Linder) Schild.

He graduated from Norwalk High School in 1943. He began his military service in U.S. Army in 1944 and served as a Military Policeman (MP) with the 701st and the 703rd Military Battalions. After his discharge in 1946, Lewis married Virginia Eileen Weaver on Sept. 23, 1946, in Maryland. After the death of Virginia in 1984, he married Mary Ann Sisson on Nov. 11, 1989.

Lewis returned to Norwalk in 1948 and was employed by Norwalk Truck Lines for two years. He became a mechanic for the local Dodge-Plymouth dealership for six years before becoming a truck driver for W.L. Mead Inc. and for Industrial Powder Coatings until 1997. He continued to work for Industrial Powder Coatings into his 80s. Lewis was a giver of life by donating his blood to America Red Cross well into his 90s. He was also an avid baseball fan and loved to follow Cleveland Guardians (Indians). He loved playing dart ball and was in a couple of dart ball leagues in Norwalk. As a devout Christian, he loved to share his faith with others and served St. Peter Lutheran Church as a youth counselor, Sunday School teacher, and lector.

Lewis was preceded in death by his first wife, Virginia Eileen; second wife, Mary Ann; son-in-law, Donald Allen; grandson, Derek Allen; and stepson, Thomas Sisson.

Survivors include his daughter, Sandra Allen of Norwalk; son and daughter-in-law, Stephen and Janel Schild of Missouri; granddaughter and husband, Suzann and Dean Stanford of Tennessee; grandson and wife, Christopher and Beth Schild of Georgia; great-granddaughters, Tenille (Ben) Mantooth, Harmony (Austin Owen), and Brianna, all of Tennessee; stepchildren, Michael J. Sisson of Norwalk, Leslie R. (Anthony) Miller of Norwalk, and Scott (Nancy) Sisson of Norwalk; and several stepgrandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Friends and family will be received 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, until the time of Lewis' services at 11 a.m. St. Peter Lutheran Church, 243 Benedict Avenue, Norwalk. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Walker-Eastman-Heydinger Funeral Home is assisting family and expressions of sympathy may be shared online at www.walkereastmanheydingerfh.com.