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Lois Rowe
LOIS JEAN ROWE
Center Point
Lois Jean Rowe, 86, of Center Point, passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017, at Crestview Acres, Marion. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, March 11, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point. Visitation: one hour prior to the service Saturday at the funeral home. Burial: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, at a later date.
Lois is survived by her children, Steven Hepker of Cedar Rapids and Connie Gerhold (Vern Silver) of Central City; brother, Bernard (Wanda) Scott; grandchildren, Rich (Sasha) Gerhold, JR (Andrea) Gerhold, Ben (Danielle) Silver, Justin Hepker and Jeff Klein; stepchildren, Lance, Cheryl, Deb and Roxanne; nine great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and special friend, Nancy Krapfl of Center Point.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ray; parents, Henry and Amy Scott; sons, David and Ronald Hepker; and siblings, Thelma, Maxine, Zona, Alfred and Murray.
Lois was born June 25, 1930, in Joplin, Mo., the daughter of Henry and Amy (Huling) Scott. She married Lyle Hepker. They later divorced. She married Raymond Rowe in 1975. He later passed away. Lois worked for Haddy's Haven and later worked for Rockwell Collins for 25 years before she retired. She was a member of United Methodist Church, Center Point, as well as the American Legion Auxiliary No. 297, Center Point Historical Society and IBEW No. 1362.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family.
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