Grace Marie Fowler, 31 Oct 1926 - 22 Apr 2019

FOWLER, WARNER, KENT, VONK, TEFFT, STAHL, BROWN, HESS, LETHEBY, HANSEN, HOPPER, WARKENTIN

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 5/28/2019 at 15:10:08

Grace Marie Fowler

Mechanicsville - Grace Marie Fowler, 92, of Mechanicsville passed away April 22, 2019. Memorial Service 11 a.m. May 25, 2019, at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Mount Vernon. A reception will follow in the Library Room at the First Street Community Center, 221 First Street NE, Mount Vernon. Burial 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 27, 2019, at Loup Valley Cemetery, Stapleton, Nebraska.

She is survived by her children, Charissa (Ivan) Vonk of California, Cyndonna Tefft of Nebraska, Marcia (Keith) Stahl of Stanwood, and Norman (Helen Brown) Fowler, II of Idaho; grandchildren, Nathan Vonk, Mariah Hess, Sarah Letheby, Sam Tefft, David Tefft, Jessa Fowler, Micah Fowler, and Ames Fowler; four great-grandchildren; and siblings, Paul Warner, Tim Warner, and Mary Hansen.

Grace was born to John and Maud (Kent) Warner in Davenport, Iowa on October 31, 1926. In 1949, she married Norman Edward Fowler. She graduated from University of Dubuque, University of Nebraska, and University of South Dakota earning bachelors in elementary education and her library certification.

After college, Grace became a pastor's wife and joyfully fulfilled that role. Once her four children were in school, she embraced the role of educator and later school librarian. She was a member of Presbyterian Women's Organization, Delta Kappa Gamma, Nebraska Education Association, and Iowa State Education Association. In her spare time, Grace enjoyed traveling and bird watching. Grace was very involved in First Presbyterian Church of Williamsburg, where she directed the choir, taught Sunday school, and led Bible studies. Grace taught us all to walk in the light and grace of God.

Grace passed on Easter Monday to be with the Lord. We are ever so grateful for her time here with us and know that she is at peace. She was so very kind and will be greatly missed by those whose lives she touched.

She is preceded in death by her parents; husband; siblings, Jean Hopper, John Warner, Gordon Warner, and Marjorie Warkentin.

Memorials in Grace's memory may be directed to the First Presbyterian Church of Williamsburg, Iowa.

Please share your support and memories with Grace's family on her tribute wall at www.stewartbaxter.com under obituaries.

Published in the Journal Tribune 01 May, 2019
The Gazette 28 Apr 2019