"My dear Nancy. I was so saddened to read of Ken's passing. Please accept my sincere sympathy to you and your family. You both where the picture of a wonderful happy marriage. God Bless you and yours. "
In loving memory of
Kenneth N. Lowe
September 19, 1929 - October 22, 2008
Kenneth "Sugar" N. Lowe, Jr., 79, of Kingston and Stuart, FL., died Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at Martin Memorial Hospital, Stuart, FL. He was born August 19, 1929 in Kingston, NY to the late Kenneth and Elsie Schleede Lowe, Sr. He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years Nancy (Hotaling) Lowe. They met at a YMCA dance in the fall of 1949 while he was in college and she was in high school. They married on January 10, 1954 at the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Kingston.
Ken was a graduate of Kingston High School, class of 1948 where he starred in basketball and baseball, he then attended SUNY at Brockport. He left college to serve in the Navy during the Korean War, serving from 1950 -1954 serving on the USS Des Moines. Prior to his retirement he was the owner of the family business, started by his grandfather and father in 1912, Lowe Plumbing Heating & Cooling of Kingston. After his retirement he still remained active in the family business
He served as a Kingston's Police Commissioner, was a lifetime member of the Joyce Schirick Post # 1386 VFW, Kingston - Ulster YMCA, Redeemer Lutheran Church and an inductee in the Kingston Baseball Old Timers Hall of Fame and the Kingston American Legion Post #150. He loved coaching youth basketball, Babe Ruth League baseball, and Pop Warner Football. Ken was an avid golfer and was a 46 year member of Wiltwyck Country Club and was also a member of Martin County Golf Club. He loved to fly and was a private pilot and plane owner, flying out of Kingston Ulster Airport.
Most of all, Ken's first love was his family. He adored his wife, Nancy of 54 years and shared those precious years together with a passion for life and the unconditional love for their children, Jeffrey Lowe and his wife Maria, Kingston, Cindy Lowe of Tuscon, AZ and Steven Lowe and his wife Linda, Kingston, NY, and grandchildren Jason, Larissa, Jessica, Kiersten, Michael and Shanay Lowe. Ken always had kind words, generosity, and smiles for his friends. His laughs, his hugs, and his kisses will be forever in our hearts.
Entrusted to the care of the Keyser Funeral Service, Inc., 326 Albany Avenue, Kingston. A memorial service will be held on Saturday at 12 noon. Friends may call on Saturday from 9 - 12. Interment in Montrepose Cemetery with military honors provided by Joyce Schirick Post # 1386 VFW.
The family suggests instead of flowers memorial contributions be made to Kingston High School Athletic Fund, 403 Broadway, Boys & Girls Club of Kingston, 139 Greenkill Avenue, YMCA, 507 Broadway or St. Coleman's Church, Main Street, East Kingston, NY 12401. Light a candle in memory of Ken at www.KeyserFuneralService.com.
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Tributes
"Poppy, I will always love you and remeber all the wonderful times we shared together. October 22, 2008 changed my life forever. There was a void in my heart that will always be there. You loved the ocean, so now whenever I see the ocean, I will think of you flying above it. I cherish every momemt I ever had with you pop!! I will never ever forget you!! I miss you dearly and love you so much! Loves always and forver, Jessi"
"TO OUR BELOVED KEN'S FAMILY. OUR HEARTS ARE SADDENED AT THE LOSS OF A TRUE FRIEND. OUR LORD HAS SEEN FIT TO REMOVED KEN FROM ALL THE TROUBLES OF OUR TRANSITORY EXISTENCE AND HAS CALLED HIM HOME. THE SHORT TIME WE HAD SPENT WITH HIM AND NANCY, WERE TIMES OF FRIENDSHIP AND BROTHERLY LOVE. WE ALWAYS LOOKED FORWARD TO BEING WITH THEM, ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY WHEN KEN AND I WOULD TRY AND FIGURE A WAY TO BEAT OUR GIRLS AT GOLF. WE WILL MISS HIM, AND WILL THINK OF HIM OFTEN. HIS MEMORIES WILL BE IN OUR HEART FOREVER. LOVE & GOD BLESS. DICK & JERI NOLAN."
"Uncle Kenny, we will miss you. "
"I MISS YOU SOOOOOOOOO MUCH PA! ALOT HAS HAPPENED SINCE YOU LEFT. I KNOW YOU ARE LOOKING AFTER ME WHEREVER I GO, WHATEVER I DO. I'M THERE WITH YOU, I'M HERE WITH YOU. I'LL JUMP IN YOUR ARMS SOMEDAY AGAIN. I LOVE YOU PA! cINDY"
"pop it will be 2 years since we lost u on friday the 22nd. i miss u more and more everyday. when u left us a part of me went with u.. i love u soo much.i see u n my dreams.u will never be forgotten..........."
"We are so sorry for you loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. "
"Many fond memories over the years -when traveling weekends to and from Boston when in the Navy, growing together in the home neighborhood, #5 school, etc. Farewell to a great friend."
"Dear Nancy and Family, You know how much we loved Kenny. Dale playing golf on Saturdays and then the four of us playing together on Sundays. Going to different golf tournaments together always having a great time. Kenny was always so positive. We certainly will miss him. Love Donna and Dale "
"MY DADDY, MY LIFE IS JUST NOT THE SAME WITHOUT YOU. I MISS YOU EVERY SECOND OF EVERY DAY AND EVERY NIGHT. I WANT TO BE WITH YOU SO MUCH! I LOVE YOU LIKE NO OTHER."
"You are the father in law every girl dreams of. So loving, caring, and always putting family first. I am thankful for those special times we shared. I will miss your smile and the twinkle in your eye. You are the best. Our precious memories will stay close to my heart. Love Linda"
"DAD, I MISS YOU AND LOVE YOU SO MUCH. YOUR WITH ME FOREVER. ALWAYS, CINDY"
"Nancy and Family Thinking of you all. Love and God Bless, Jane, Lenora and Mikey"
"We shall miss Ken sitting in the corner window in the evenings reading. Our prayers are with your family."
"Dad Its been two years since you passing, but just seems like yesterday. Not a day goes by that you are not in my thoughts and prays Love Jeff"
"HI DAD, I MISS YOU SO MUCH, WE ALL DO! MOM WAS HERE FOR 2 WEEKS AND WE HAD LOTS OF FUUN. SHE'S MISSES YOU. SHANAY TURNED 16 AND I GOT HER A CAR. SHE'S A GOOD DRIVER BECAUSE I TAUGHT HER EARLY LIKE YOU DID ME. WE'RE GOING HOME FOR MY BIRTHDAY AND TO CELEBRATE YOUR 80TH. OH, DAD, I WISH YOU WERE HERE. I WON'T BE SCARED WHEN IT'S MY TIME BECAUSE I KNOW YOU WILL BE THERE WITH A BIG SMILE AND A BIG HUG. I LOVE YOU, DAD, CINDY"
"My prayers go out to Jeff,Cindy,Steve,and your Mom. I still remember your family driving down Manor Ave. from the little league heading home. Your Dad would beep the horn and yell " Hey Cookie". When I worked at Bob Every's house he would see me and take time to talk. Just a great person and super nice family. Again In My Prayers, Daniel Cook "
"To Nancy and family, I haven't known you all for that long but we became friends after meeting Martha and you at Martin County. Ken was always fun to play golf with at the outing in Daytona and Sebring. My thoughts and prayer are with all of you at this sad time. Dixie Yeager"
"In the 40 plus years that I knew Kenny at Wiltwyck, he always greeted me with that special smile. I have very fond memories of us as a team in the original Twilight League tournament Anita joins me in sending condolences to Nancy and his wonderful family."
" I consider myself very fortunate to having been so close to Kenny and his family.I enjoyed the invites to fly with him in his plane, The giants games and the going to the horse track with the Minasians. At the shop he would always greet me with his warm smile,bright eyes and right away would ask how my family was.He was always inquiring about my son Ira. He was truly concerned for him.He knew my wife and I had a hard job ahead and His kind words were truly uplifting.I could tell in his voice that he sincerely cared. Kenny reinforced never losing sight of family values.I remember one day in particular when he said to me that he was proud of the job I was doing as a dad he nodded then gave me that smile, and said HE must have done something right many years ago.We laughed and I told him he could have the credit for it. The reflection of Kenny radiates thru his family their is no doubt in my mind that their is a piece of him in every one of them.I think of Kenny often as I sit at his desk, the days that we use to share old stories of Kingston, The police department, my lunch along with a piece of my wife's homemade coffee cake.He would always tell me to be sure to thank her.Kenny loved his baseball, the Giants and a good round of golf, But most of all talking about a good dinner he had from the night before. He was a man still so much in love with his wife Nancy that you would think they were still newlyweds.He was very proud dad of Jeff, Stevie and yes Cindy... Oh' how he loved his little girl.He was equally proud of his grandchildren.I am grateful for his advice to me many years ago to take the police exam. It made me the person I am today.As I look back Kenny was a mentor to a lot of youths before they had a word for it.I will miss him dearly.My thoughts and prayers to Nancy and his family. GOOD BYE MY FRIEND. "
"We will miss Kenny.Our sincere condolences"
"Nancy & family. So sorry to hear of Kenny's passing. He was a wonderful neighbor and friend. Our prayers and thoughts are with you. Collette & Joe"
"Happy Thanksgiving Dad, I miss you soooooooooooo much, the Christmas songs make me think of you. You brought the Christmas spirit alive every day of my life. Jeff and Steve miss you so much, I miss being the 5 of us. My love will never end for you. Alway and forever, Cindy"
"Nancy , Jeff, Steve and Cindy - Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. Your Dad and I had a special bond over the last few years, playing as partners in our Thursday and Saturday groups. He was a great friend, and will be missed very much. "
"Hi Dad, thinking of you every second of every day and I miss you so much. I miss hearing your voice, I miss talking about sports and life. I met someone Dad, you must of sent him to me. I know you will always look after me. Your the LOVE of my life. Forever, Cindy"
"All the times I spent with you Pop, I will remember and cherish forever. The Shop isn't the same without you. Coming back from a hard day of work, and just being able to talk to you for a few minutes, made my day that much better. I will never forget, everyday when I got back, you would say "Let me see your hands" and I would show you. If they weren't dirty, you'd say "You didn't even work today boy!" And I would insist I did, and we laughed. I always think about how we used to play catch in the den of your old house, for hours, and the fun we had. Thank you for all the great times we had together! You are missed Poppy! I love you!"
"TO DAD, OUR PA...I LOVE TALKING WITH YOU DAD. I FEEL YOU ALL AROUND ME, THE SIGNS YOU GIVE ME HELP ME SOOOOOOOO MUCH! I JUST WISH I COULD HOLD YOU AND HUG YOU AND KISS YOU! YOUR SPIRIT IS WITH ME WHEREVER I AM! I'M SOOOOOOOO PROUD OF YOUR COURAGE AND SOOOOOOOOOO PROUD TI HAVE YOU AS MY FATHER. FOREVER, I WILL LOVE YOU, YOUR DOL'"
"I LOVED HOW YOU LOVED ME, SO PERFECTLY, SO AWESOMELY, SO UNCONDITIONALLY. I MISS YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO......MUCH, DAD. I FEEL YOU ALL AROUND ME, FLYING THROUGH THE AIR, GLEAMING AS YOU ALWAYS DID AT ME. I'D GIVE ANYTHING FOR ONE MORE DAY WITH YOU, DAD, BUT THEN I KNOW THAT I WOULD NOT BE SATISFIED BECAUSE I'LL ALWAYS BE WISHING ONE MORE DAY WITH YOU. YOU ARE THE LOVE OF MY LIFE AND I WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR LITTLE GIRL FOREVER AND EVER, CINDY XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO"
"we have many wonderful memories with Ken & Nancy. he loved flying and we flew our planes together to MtSnow &CapeCod. we spent NewYearsEve together in SnowmassCo with ourfamilies. lots of golf and never got angry. we will miss him."
"My father, my brother Don, and I extend our condolences to the Lowe family. We have many fond memories of Ken from our days at Redeemer Lutheran Church. Dave Ryan "
"Poppy, You are missed more than words can express, but the love you gave to us grandchildren will forever live on. I will always remember your mustache tickling my cheeks. You brought love and laughter to our family. Pop, you hold a special place in my heart and will always be with me. Love always Kiersten "
"my heart and prayers go out to all of you. mr lowe was a major part of my life after dad leftand i thank him and all of yoou for that. thanks for letting me be part of your family i will truley miss him . love and deep sorrow to you and yours eric"
"I can't even remember how old I was when I spent two weeks with Uncle Kenny and Aunt Nancy one summer. Someone got me a paint by number of horses and I spent lots and lots of time working on it. Uncle Kenny always took a look at what I was doing and always praised my progress with a smile. I felt so proud of that painting when it was finished! "
"so very sorry to hear of your loss"
"Kenny, you were a good friend, and we will miss your quick wit and sense of humor. It was a honor to have know you.... "
"We met on your last visit to Tucson. It was such a pleasure to meet you, the Dad and Mom that meant so much to our friend Cindy. God bless you, Nancy and family. I know how Ken will be missed."
"To Ken's Family - The passing of Ken has sure changed my golfing experiences. We always played 18 holes on Thursday and again on Saturdays. I no longer be long to Wiltwyck, but joined Woodstock and only play about 9 holes a week. I beleive Ken, Bob Davenport, Bud Potter and I'm sure another of his many Wiltwyck buddy's are playing regulary in Heaven, where the greens are always smooth and the rough is cut low. Again, I sure miss him, as I know his whole family does. Ron Every"
"In the 30+ years I knew Kenny and his family, I never saw him raise his voice or utter an angry word. My memories of Kenny are all pleasant and positive. He had a great sense of humor and a wonderful smile. Ken and Nancy wife raised a beautiful family one would envy - clearly a model for all to emulate. This is a great loss to all who knew him and our deepest sympathy's are with his family at this time of sorrow. My family will keep you all in our prayers."
"Hi Dad! I never stop thinking about you. I miss you so much. I wish I could of seen you and hugged you and kissed just one time before you went to heaven. I cry alot, he helps me sometimes. Mom is doing pretty good, Jeff and Steve and I are hanging in there. We know your're watching over us, Pa and all the kids too. I'll see you again someday. I love you pa, Cindy"
" Dad, If I had only known you were going to leave us so soon, There are so many things I wanted to Thank You for. From bring me into this world to the time we spent flying together, the vacations,the list goes on and on, all the things a loving Father does with out ever expecting a thank you. Well this is my Big Thank You, you are the best Dad a kid could have. I will always miss you, until we meet again, I love you, Steve"
"My Uncle Ken came into my life when I just a baby. He always loved me, encouraged me and taught me many things. My Aunt Nancy & Uncle Ken always included me in their family. I have many wonderous & loving memories of times we shared. He was truly a Knight in Shining Armor for so many! We will all miss him!!"
"On the morning of October 22nd our lives were changed forever. Our dear Poppy was taken from us. Poppy is an angel watching and smiling down on us. Poppy may not be with us but the imprint he left is in our hearts forever. He is guiding us through each day. Not a day goes by that I don't think of you.. I love you Poppy! Always and forever in our hearts"
"HI DAD! FLYING HOME TOMARROW TO DRIVE MOM TO STUART. YOU ALWAYS DID THAT BUT I PROMISED YOU I WOULD ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF HER. WE'RE STOPPING AT PATTY'S JUST LIKE YOU DID LAST YEAR THIS TIME. A YEAR AGO, I TALKED WITH YOU EVERY DAY, 2-3 TIMES REALLY. CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S BEEN THAT LONG BUT THEN AGAIN I WILL ALWAYS WISH ONE MORE DAY WITH YOU SO I GUESS I;LL HAVE TO WAIT TO JUMP IN YOUR ARMS AT THE ENTRANCE TO HEAVEN. I KNOW YOU WILL BE THERE WAITING FOR ME. I MISS YOU DAD EVERY SECOND AND I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART. YOUR LITTLE GIRL STILL, CINDY"
"kenny was a good man. I always loved talking sports with him. He was the one person that I always looked foward to seeing. Rest in peace Ken. I will miss you. GO GIANTS!!!!!!"