Bronislaus L. “Brownie” Lewandowski: Loving Husband, Father, and Friend.
Bronislaus L. “Brownie” Lewandowski, 78, of 6302 Crabb
Hollow Rd., Black Creek, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020 at Olean General
Hospital after a brief illness.
Born on May 11, 1941, in Buffalo he was a son of Constantine
and Hedwig Sadowski Lewandowski. After
the sudden passing of his mother he was raised by his father and stepmother
Eleanor Bilinski. On October 11, 1963 at
the First Baptist Church of Cuba he married the former Marie E. Edwards who
survives.
Brownie was a graduate of Cuba Central School Class of
1959. He then graduated from Tri-State
University in Indiana with a degree in Engineering.
He had worked for Clark Brothers in Olean, Air Preheater in
Wellsville and then in 1964 started working for Fibercel Packaging in Portville
and later owned and operated the business with a partner prior to
retirement. In retirement he was a consulting
engineer for Fibreform in Wisconsin for several years.
Brownie enjoyed painting acrylic landscapes, restoring his
“Polish Prince” 18ft Cabin Cruiser boat, and was always looking for a way to
re-engineer something to reuse or re-purpose it. When his children were younger,
he enjoyed hosting their friends on the Neighborhood Ice Rink.
In addition to his wife he is survived by his son Brian
Lewandowski and his wife Sherry Campbell of Lancaster; a daughter Alison
Lewandowski of Clarence and several
nieces, nephews and cousins.
In addition to his parents he was predeceased by a sister
Nancy Mendell.
A private funeral service will be held at the Mark F. Rinker
Funeral Home and Memorial Service, Inc., Cuba. on Monday, March 30, 2020. A Celebration of Brownie’s life will be held
later this year at a date, time, and place to be announced. Burial will be in
Cuba Cemetery, Cuba, New York. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.rinkerfuneralhome.com.
Memorial may be made to the CRCS Fisheries and Wildlife
Program 5476 Rte. 305 North, Cuba, NY 14727 or to the Cuba Rushford Central
School Alumni Association Scholarship Fund, c/o Brien Learn, 56 West Main
Street, Cuba, NY 14727.
