Chong K. Lewe, 87, of Owensboro, passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. He was born May 25, 1932 in Korea. Chong retired from Halliburton NUS Corporation as a Nuclear Engineer. The love of his life was his family, he was a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, and always enjoyed a smooth glass of bourbon with a good cigar.
In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife Hazel Marie Lewe.
Survivors include his sons, Mark Tennant and wife Maria, & their children, Jacquelyn Tennant and Andrew Tennant, and Dr. Robert H. Lewe & his children, Mary Hazel Lewe and Landon Lewe, and step grandchild, Joseph Mullins (Lis); two great-grandchildren; siblings, the late Chong Sook Lewe (Mi Yong), Yong Bok Kim (the late Myung UK Kim), the late Chong Ki Lewe (Jung Cha Lewe), and Yong Il Lee (the late Sang Ki Lee)
Services will be at 7:00 p.m. on Friday at the Chapel of James H. Davis Funeral Home & Crematory. Visitation is from 3:00-7:00 p.m. on Friday and after 9:00 a.m. on Saturday at the funeral home. Graveside services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday at Owensboro Memorial Gardens.