Louis Samuel Askew
Louis Samuel Askew, 94, passed away peacefully in Delray Beach on January 26, 2024.
He was born in Cincinnati, OH to the late Walter and Elizabeth (Bess) Askew. Following graduation from Michigan State University, he served as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the post-Korean War era.
On December 1, 1956, he married Norma Jean Trimpe in Covington, KY. The family lived in Cincinnati until 1971, when they moved to Virginia. In 1973, the family resettled in Pembroke Pines, FL. Mr. Askew was a very active member of St. Boniface Catholic Church in Pembroke Pines and, in later life, of St. Matthew Catholic Church in Lake Worth, FL. Norma passed away in Pembroke Pines in 2009.
After he moved to southern Palm Beach County, Mr. Askew volunteered his time extensively at the thennew Bethesda Hospital West.
Mr. Askew is survived by his sons Keith and his wife, Barbara; Ken and his wife, Michelle; Kurt and his wife, Tamera; his daughter, Melanie Herrin and her husband, Larry; his grandchildren Scott Askew (Jacky) and Steven Askew (Marcela); Caitlyn Askew (Sr. Mary Elizabeth) and Ryan Askew (Sydney); Jena Ryan (Casey) and Shaun Kelly (Cassie); Amanda Liebl (Lance) and Emily Herrin (Charlotte Watson); and five greatgrandchildren: Colton and Parker Liebl, Wyatt Kelly, Chatham Ryan, and Asher Askew.
Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at St. Matthew Catholic Church, 6090 Hypoluxo Road, Lake Worth, FL. A Funeral Mass at St. Matthew will immediately follow the visitation.
A private interment service will follow later that day at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens South Cemetery at 2401 SW 64th Avenue (Davie Road), Fort Lauderdale. In lieu of flowers, the family encourages donations to St. Matthew Catholic Church, 6090 Hypoluxo Road, Lake Worth, FL 33463.
For more information or to leave a remembrance message, contact Lorne and Sons Funeral Home in Delray Beach at https://www.lorneandsons.com
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