- Date Of Birth: July 1, 1922
- Date Of Death: July 31, 2020
- State: Idaho
Rosellen Dudgeon Lewis, 98, of Pocatello, Idaho, died July 31 at the Rockwood Retirement Community in Spokane, WA, where she had resided for seven years. She was born on July 1, 1922 to Paul and Lola Dudgeon in Willshire, Van Wert County, OH. Rosellen grew up in OH, IN, NY, and in MI, where she graduated from Birmingham High School. She attended Michigan State College where she met her future husband, C. Gordon Lewis, on a blind date at the MSC Engineers’ Ball. They married on October 9, 1942 in East Lansing, MI. They had one daughter and two sons whom they raised in Richland and Sunnyside, WA.
Rosellen designed their three homes in Sunnyside, WA; San Jose, CA; and Pocatello, ID. She was a pioneer in creating unique, state-of-the-art kitchens, with a special focus on cabinetry.
