Lana Gerwien

Lana Timko Gerwien, age 82, of Stratford, died on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.

Lana was born in Bridgeport to the late Mary (Nemec) and William Timko. She graduated from Harding High School in 1957. Lana had been employed at People’s Bank for 25 years. She spent many years volunteering at St. James School when her children were students there in the 70s and 80s. Lana was a member of the East End Yacht Club Women’s Auxiliary and the Harding High School Reunion Committee. She had been an Avon representative since 1976. She traveled extensively with her favorite destinations being Martha’s Vineyard, Las Vegas and Hawaii.

Lana was loved by friends and family alike. She was a creative individual that loved to dance, sing, create beautiful gift baskets and write poems. She was a fashionista and you could always find her with a shopping bag in one hand and a camera in the other ready to celebrate in style and create memories for all. Lana loved any excuse to decorate her home with her collection of seasonal decorations, Boyd’s Bears and impeccable table settings. Lana loved to entertain and was always a welcoming and vibrant hostess. She was unapologetically sassy while cultured and classy and someone you could never forget.

Lana is survived by her loving husband, James Gerwien; her devoted children, James (Laica) Gerwien, Michael (Beth) Gerwien, Lana (David) Cowles, Karen (Eric) Silverman; grandchildren, Justin, Jonathan and Alex Gerwien, Michael Jr (Nicole) Gerwien, Marissa (Kyle) Hausman, Erica and Andrea Rose, Eric and Alex Silverman; great grandchildren Joshua, Ava, Olivia, Chloe, and Andrew; and her sister, Rita (Timko) Soares; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Lana was predeceased by grandson Joshua Gerwien and great grandson Samuel James Gerwien.

Friends are invited to attend the funeral on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mark Church, 500 Wigwam Lane, Stratford. Friends may call on Tuesday from 4-8 p.m. at the Pistey Funeral Home, 2155 Main Street, Stratford. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Lana’s memory to the Alzheimer’s Association Connecticut Chapter (https://www.alz.org/ct and click “Donate”). To express condolences online, visit www.pisteyfuneralhome. com.