GAMBIER — The chimes in the tower of the Church of the Holy Spirit on the campus of Kenyon College played “Waltzing Matilda” and “The Colonel Bogey March” from “The Bridge on the River Kwai” on Saturday afternoon for the funeral procession of Lewis F. “Lew” Treleaven.
The former Marine’s ashes were interned with full military honors in the college cemetery behind Rosse Hall, after a service of thanksgiving for his life. Treleaven died April 6 at age 89. He was a Kenyon College graduate who enlisted in the Marine Corps at the start of World War II, and served with distinction as an officer in combat with the Japanese in the South Pacific.
In later years, after retiring from a long service in the Marines, he served in several capacities on the Kenyon College staff and was active in Harcourt Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit. During the service, Treleaven’s sons, David and Peter, grandsons Peter and John, and granddaughter Amanda, eulogized him as a caring father and grandfather.
Longtime friend and fellow Marine, Ohio Senate President Bill Harris, spoke of Treleaven as committed to his country, his family, and his wife Norma and his community.
“Knowing Lew for sure has made my life better and I am looking forward to seeing him in heaven,” said Harris.
A Marine Corps funeral guard from a Columbus reserve unit honored Treleaven with a full-military funeral. The Carilloneur played The Marine CorpS Hymn, followed by a rifle salute and a bugler playing “Taps.”
