ROHWER, Anedra 1913-2012

ROHWER, WALLACE

Posted By: Tammy (email)
Date: 8/26/2012 at 07:48:58

Anedra F. Rohwer, age 99, of Grundy Center, passed away of natural causes on Tuesday, August 14, 2012 at the Grundy County Memorial Hospital Long Term Care in Grundy Center. A funeral service will be held at 11:30 A.M. on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at the United Methodist Church in Grundy Center. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Grundy Center. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral service at the church. Memorials may be directed to the family.

Anedra was born on March 27, 1913 in Beaman, Iowa, the daughter of Eugene and Alta Wallace Rowe. She was united in marriage to George J. Rohwer on July 9, 1941 in Princeton, Missouri. They lived in Grundy Center the first ten years they were married, moving to the farm 1 ½ miles west of Grundy Center. There they lived for the next 23 years. They moved to town in the fall of 1975.

Anedra was a faithful member of the United Methodist Church. She helped with communion, was a greeter, sang in the choir and helped on funeral floral committees. Anedra helped cook hot lunches at the school house, becoming the first person ever hired in 1947. Anedra loved music and sports. She enjoyed bowling and dancing.

Anedra is survived by 9 nieces and nephews; many grand nieces and nephews and her sister–in-law Marie Rowe of Waterloo. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband George, sisters Helen Voigt, Dorothy Zink and Arlene Daggett and her brother Ronald Rowe.

--Abels Funeral Homes