CAIRO - Bernelda "Billie" Lewis, 90 of Cairo passed away with her loving family by her side on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at All Faiths Funeral Home, with a vigil service at 7.
Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Cathedral. The Rev. Jim Golka will officiate. Burial will follow in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.
Billie was born April 27, 1926, on the family farm near Fullerton, the daughter of Arthur and Blanche (Goodman) McCurdy.
Her memory is cherished by her daughters, Lynette and Tracy Lewis of Cairo; her grandchildren, Deven Weekley of Wood River, Ashley (Shawn) Scheer of Grand Island, Tina Nemitz of Omaha, Tony and Cory Dillow of Omaha, Terry Lynn Dillow of Santa Barbara, Calif.; two daughter-in-laws, Maria Dillow of Omaha and Bonnie Dillow of Las Vegas, Nev.; as well as 10 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren, and numerous extended family and friends.
Billie is welcomed into heaven by her husband, William; her parents; two sons, Chuck and Terry Dillow; and all five of her siblings.
Billie was raised on the family farm near Fullerton where she attended school until the eighth grade. Billie always was a hard worker and she began waitressing following school. She continued her education on her own and spent many hours reading the dictionary to expand her knowledge.
In January 1961, she was united in marriage to William Lewis. The couple made their home Grand Island and in recent years, they lived in Cairo. For more than 32 years they owned and operated Midwest Security Services.
Besides working side by side with her husband, Billie also was an excellent cook, baker, bookkeeper, quilter, artist and crochet master. Anything she put her mind to she did and she did well. All of Billie's grandkids have fond memories of cooking with Grandma Billie and her house being known as the Goodies house. It wasn't just baked goods and cooking, Billie also loved to garden and would can the produce.
Billie's house was always open and welcoming to any and all. She would bake for months for the holiday gatherings or just to feed whomever wandered in. Through the years, Billie saw many changes and being young at heart, she would just roll with it. Billie's home was a safe haven. She saw the good in people. Billie treated everyone with respect and found the joy in the simple things in life. Her sense of humor endured until the end and she was always game for sharing a shot of her homemade schnapps.
Memorials are suggested to the family.