Emily Lewandowski was born January 24, 1920 at Ashton, NE to John and Martha (Lorchick) Spotanski. She grew up in Ashton and attended school at District 56 in Sherman County. She was a mother’s helper in the Sherman County area. On September 30, 1944 she married Leonard Lewandowski at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church at Paplin, NE and they farmed on a farm northwest of Ashton. She and her husband moved to Broken Bow, NE in 1973. While in Broken Bow she worked in a green house and bakery. Emily moved to Loup City in 2006. She was a member of St. Josaphat’s Catholic Church in Loup City.