ROWE, Finley Benton: Died 1975

ROWE, PERKINS, KURTZ, OFF

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Date: 3/8/2019 at 04:48:40

FINLEY ROWE

Finley Benton Rowe, 81, formerly of Hilton Road, Keokuk, Iowa, died Thursday, July 17, 1975, at 12:25 p.m. in the Park Manor Nursing Home in Burlington.

Born October 15, 1893, in Stockport, Iowa, he was the son of Ose and Mary Perkins Rowe. He lived most of his life in Keokuk, although he worked as a printer for a time in Decator, Illinois, retiring in 1935.

He married Irma C. Kurtz, June 14, 1926, and she died July 6, 1966. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War I. and a member of the American Legion.

Survivors include two sisters, Mrs. June Off of Keokuk, and Miss Vera Rowe of Keokuk.
Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents an done brother.

Funeral services were held Saturday, July 19, at 3:00 p.m. in DeJong's Funeral Home with the Rev. Virgil V. Reene officiating. Interment with military rites held in Oakland Cemetery.

Source: "Slutts Book", Pg. 172, Keosauqua Public Library, Keosauqua, IA