Rosella "Rosie" M. Lowe
Rosella M. "Rosie" Lowe, 88, of Ponca, NE passed away on Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the Elms Health Care Center in Ponca, NE. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Ponca, NE with Rev. Andrew Sohm and Rev. David Liewer officiating. Burial will be in Calvary at South Creek Cemetery in rural Ponca. Visitation with the family present will be held from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., with a scriptural wake service at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Mohr Funeral Home in Ponca, NE. Rosie was born on March 17, 1927 in Ponca, NE, the daughter of Ray and Della (Gibbs) Curry. She attended Sunnyside School in rural Ponca and graduated from Ponca High School with the Class of 1945. Rosie married Jack Lowe at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Ponca on February 14, 1950. They farmed west of Ponca before moving to town in 1987. Rosie worked for Gambles for many years. She loved baking bread, yard work, flowers and gardening and at the age of 65 she took up the game of golf, which she dearly loved. She was a member of the Legion Auxiliary, Altar Society and a pa...[more]View Full Online Obituary and Tributes
member of Highland Oaks Golf Club. Survivors include her son, Phil and his wife, Kari Lowe of Ponca, NE; daughters, Becky and her husband, Tony Pick of LeMars, IA, Vicki and her husband, Mark Richards of Exira, IA and Shelly Kunkel of Remsen, IA; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; brothers-in-law, James (Bonnie) Lowe of Nebraska City, NE and Larry (Louise) Lowe of Ponca, NE; sister-in-law, Michaeleen (Jerry) Boulay of Omaha, NE; and many nieces and nephews. Rosie was preceded in death by her parents, Ray and Della Curry; her husband, Jack Lowe on February 20, 1991; sister and brother-in-law, Aletha and Paul Miille; brother, Melvin Curry; infant sister, Lois Curry; brother-in-law, Joe Lowe; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Mary Jane and Larry Walsh; and a nephew, Mark Lowe.
