Edna Lucille Rowe
May 8, 1923 — June 12, 2014
Edna Lucille Rowe, 91, of Moline, IL, died on Thursday, June 12, 2014. Services: 12:00 p.m., Monday, June 16, 2014, at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Center Point, conducted by Deacon Mark Sandersfeld. Family will greet friends prior to the service, from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial: Troy Mills Cemetery.
Survivors include her children, Robert (Julie) Rowe of Moline, IL, Rhonda Rowe of Davenport, and Ryan (Kaylie) Rowe of Moline, IL; brother, Charles (Nancy) Werner of Winthrop; a sister, Maxine Grissom of Center Point; 4 grandchildren, Stephen Rowe, Elliot Rowe, Neil Rowe, and Skylor Adams; and 3 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; and 3 sisters, Mable Rick (step sister), Dorothy Werner, and Marie (Werner) Cady.
Edna was born on May 8, 1923, in Troy Mills, Iowa, the daughter of Harry and Theresa “Tracy” (Novak) Werner. Edna graduated from Troy Mills High School in 1941 and then attended the Iowa State Teachers College at Cedar Falls, Iowa. She taught school at a Buchanan County country school and also 3rd and 4th grades at Quasqueton School. She worked at Continental Baking Company in Waterloo, Iowa. Edna married Leland Wayne Rowe on September 5, 1948, at the Little Brown Church Nashua, Iowa. Edna was an avid gardener and loved working outdoors. She loved animals and has had many dogs. She was a big Chicago Cubs fan. She lived in Burlington, IA; Chicago, IL; Erie, PA; and most recently, Moline, IL.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Abby Moore Benefit, c/o BANKIOWA, 1311 6th Street, Jesup, IA 50648 in Edna’s memory.
Survivors include her children, Robert (Julie) Rowe of Moline, IL, Rhonda Rowe of Davenport, and Ryan (Kaylie) Rowe of Moline, IL; brother, Charles (Nancy) Werner of Winthrop; a sister, Maxine Grissom of Center Point; 4 grandchildren, Stephen Rowe, Elliot Rowe, Neil Rowe, and Skylor Adams; and 3 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; and 3 sisters, Mable Rick (step sister), Dorothy Werner, and Marie (Werner) Cady.
Edna was born on May 8, 1923, in Troy Mills, Iowa, the daughter of Harry and Theresa “Tracy” (Novak) Werner. Edna graduated from Troy Mills High School in 1941 and then attended the Iowa State Teachers College at Cedar Falls, Iowa. She taught school at a Buchanan County country school and also 3rd and 4th grades at Quasqueton School. She worked at Continental Baking Company in Waterloo, Iowa. Edna married Leland Wayne Rowe on September 5, 1948, at the Little Brown Church Nashua, Iowa. Edna was an avid gardener and loved working outdoors. She loved animals and has had many dogs. She was a big Chicago Cubs fan. She lived in Burlington, IA; Chicago, IL; Erie, PA; and most recently, Moline, IL.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Abby Moore Benefit, c/o BANKIOWA, 1311 6th Street, Jesup, IA 50648 in Edna’s memory.
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