Hutch Post

HUTCHINSON — He was a well-known chef around the Hutchinson area for many years. Herbert Lewis died Monday from injuries suffered in a Sunday afternoon car accident. He was 79.

He was born February 27, 1935 in Tulsa, Okla., the son of William and Agnes White Lewis. He was a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School, Tulsa. A resident of Hutchinson since 1963, he had been a chef and general manager for Prairie Dunes Country Club and General Manager for the Hutchinson Town Club. He had owned Le Lewis Restaurant, McPherson, for six years. He was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church, the American Culinary Federation, American Academy of Chefs, and Heartland Kidney Network.

Mass of Christian burial for Herbert Lewis will be 11:00 AM Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Hutchinson. A Parish rosary will be recited at 10:30 AM Tuesday, also at the church. Burial will be at Fairlawn Burial Park.