Robert "Bob" R. Lewandowski

LEWANDOWSKI, Robert “Bob” R. – Of Clio, age 79, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2023 at Henry Ford Hospital.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00am on Friday, February 3, 2023 at St. Charles & Helena Church, 230 East Vienna Street, Clio, with Father Ken Coughlin officiating.

Entombment will take place in New Calvary Catholic Mausoleum.

Visitation will be held from 3:00pm-8:00pm on Thursday, with a 4th Degree Knights of Columbus Council 13703 service at 6:30pm at the Swartz Funeral Home, 1225 West Hill Road, Flint. Visitation also 10:00am Friday until the time of Mass at the church.

Robert was born in Flint, Michigan on December 5, 1943, the son of the late Raymond and Francis (Byrski) Lewandowski and had been a resident of the Clio area since 1977. He married Alice Williams on June 3, 2006.

Bob was a faithful and active member of St. Charles and Helena Catholic Church. Bob graduated from Sacred Heart High School and attended Western Michigan University. He was involved in the Flint Park Amusement Park. Bob was a 4th degree member of the Knights of Columbus #695 Patrick Dunagan Council. He was a member and past President of Dom Polski and a member and 4 time past President of the Clio Country Club.

Bob had been a musician since 1958. He was the founder of the Quarter Notes, member of the Tommy Reder Orchestra and the Dick Hedrich Orchestra. Bob was also a member of the Michigan State Polka Music Hall of Fame, where he was inducted with a special tribute in 2011.

Bob was an avid hunter and fisherman and was a member of the N.R.A, National Foundation for Wild Sheep, the Safari Club International and a life time member of the North American Hunting Club. He was a bowling and golfing extraordinaire. He loved spending time at his Calkins Lake cottage with the Calkins Crew.

Bob retired from General Motors Buick City as a Skilled Trades Supervisor.

Surviving are his wife, Alice Lewandowski;
3 children, Matthew (Sandy) Lewandowski, Michelle (Aaron) DeLang and Melissa Lewandowski;
3 step-children, Lisa Taylor, Leonard (Ann Krueger) Mervenne and Anthony Mervenne;
Bob was “Dzia Dzia” to his grandchildren, Brett Lewandowski and Paul Lewandowski; Sophia Mervenne and Tristen, Marina and Dominic Taylor;
2 sisters, Marlene Montini and Denise McWheter;
and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Francis Lewandowski.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff at Hurley Medical Center, Henry Ford Hospital, Beaumont Hospital, Palliative Care, Father Ken Coughlin and all our friends at St. Charles and Helena for all of their compassion and support.