John Arthur Lewis, 71, passed away peacefully Sunday, October 18th, 2026, at home in Belview, MN surrounded by love, after a brave battle with kidney cancer. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at Grace Lutheran Church in Belview, MN with Pastor Pari Bailey officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church on Tuesday. Burial will follow in the Belview Cemetery. Stephens Funeral Service – Redwood Valley Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

John Arthur Lewis was born May 7th, 1955, in Chanute, Kansas to Bob and Artie (Shepard) Lewis. John grew up in Southeastern Kansas and Anoka/Coon Rapids in Minnesota. John was a proud veteran of the US Air Force serving our country for four years and worked in the heavy equipment industry fixing, troubleshooting and operating everything from locomotives to bulldozers and beyond. He married Barbara Berg on October 1st, 1988 in Coon Rapids, MN. They spent 38 happy years together living in Cambridge, MN, Beldenville, WI, and finally in Belview MN. John enjoyed life, laughter, telling stories, and flying through the air as a hot air balloon pilot. He was very active in his community as a member of the Belview American Legion, volunteering on the Belview Fire Department, two-term Belview City Council Member, and many years as Santa at Belview’s Santa Day. He will be missed by many.

He is survived by his wife Barb; mother, Artie Lewis; sister Sara (Bill) Temte; siblings-in-law: Nancy (Wayne) Jenzen, Jeff (Bev) Berg, Jeanne (Kennie) Cauthren, & Jim (Mary Ann) Berg; treasured nieces and nephews; special cousin (like a brother), Scott (Jena) Shepard; special friends: Marlo & Kim Sander, Don & Lori Ryer; and many other relatives and friends. John is preceded in death by his father, Robert (Bob) Lewis; mother-in-law Alice (Berg) Boom; fathers-in-law, Rolland Boom & Myron Berg.

THE BALLOONIST’S PRAYER
“May the winds welcome you with softness. May the sun bless you with its warm hands.
May you fly so high and so well that God joins you in laughter and sets you gently back into the loving arms of Mother Earth.”
~Author Unknown