Obit: Rowley, Donald George #2 (1926 - 2006)

Contact: Crystal Wendt
Email:  crystal@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Rowley, Herdrich, Augustin, Neureuther, Wittman, Walker, Schlinsog

----Sources: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, Wood Co., Wis.) February 8, 2006

Rowley, Donald George (18 Jan. 1926 - 7 Feb. 2006)

Donald Rowley

Donald G. Rowley, 80, of Loyal died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006, at Saint Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Loyal.

Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Cuddie Funeral Home in Loyal, and from 10 a.m. until time of services Friday at the church.

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----Sources: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, Wood Co., Wis.) February 9, 2006

Donald George Rowley

Donald George Rowley, 80, Loyal, died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006, at Saint Joseph's Hospital in Marshfield.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 10, 2006, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Loyal. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Cuddie Funeral Home, Loyal.

He was born Jan. 18, 1926, in Park Falls to George and Gladys (Herdrich) Rowley. He served in the U. S. Navy for four years following high school graduation. He married Geraldine "Gerry" M. Haas on April 27, 1950, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church. He then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, serving for 16 years. Following his discharge, he worked at various jobs including the Loyal Cannery, Art Craft in Spencer and as a bartender at Hill's Brothers Bowl in Loyal.

Survivors include his wife, Gerry Rowley, Loyal; five children, Sandra (Bob) Augustin, Marshfield, Judy (Rich) Neureuther, New Berlin, James (Sharla) Rowley, Marshfield, Donna (Gary) Wittman, Marshfield, and Pam Walker, Albuquerque, N.M.; 12 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter; his brother, Daryl (Dee) Rowley, Loyal; and his sister, Ilene (Bud) Schlinsog, Kenosha.