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Warren Roland ROWE

Male 1924 - 2018  (94 years)


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  • Name Warren Roland ROWE 
    Birth 23 May 1924  Woodward, Dallas, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Beaver, Dallas, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1940  Des Moines, Polk, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Military Service 30 Jun 1940  Des Moines, Polk, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1988  Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 2011  Urbandale, Polk, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 3 Aug 2018  Des Moines, Polk, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Burial Iowa Vets. Cemetery, Van Meter, Dallas, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Siblings 1 brother and 3 sisters 
    Person ID I796  bmds
    Last Modified 14 Jun 2020 

    Father Clinton Joseph ROWE,   b. 28 Jun 1877, Leaf River, Ogle, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1931, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Mother Etta Julia WEBER,   b. 14 Mar 1896, Dallas Center, Dallas, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Aug 1965, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Family ID F332  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bernice Frances ERICKSON,   b. 6 Jul 1922, Madrid, Boone, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 2000, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 9 Mar 1943  [1] 
    Age at Marriage Warren : 18 years old | Bernice : 20 years old. 
    Children 4 daughters 
    +1Female. Judy Elizabeth ROWE,   b. 21 Sep 1944, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     2Female. Linda Lee ROWE,   b. 11 May 1947, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    +3Female. Sue Ellen ROWE,   b. 19 Aug 1951 (Age 73 years)
    +4Female. Sally Jane ROWE,   b. 13 Jun 1953 (Age 71 years)
     
    Family ID F458  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 May 1924 - Woodward, Dallas, Iowa
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Beaver, Dallas, Iowa
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - 30 Jun 1940 - Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1988 - Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2011 - Urbandale, Polk, Iowa
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Aug 2018 - Des Moines, Polk, Iowa
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Iowa Vets. Cemetery, Van Meter, Dallas, Iowa
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S36] Juergen Rabenau (PAF).

    2. [S11] 1930 US Census.
      Household (head: Clinton J. Rowe)

    3. [S7] 1940 US Census.
      Warren Rowe | stepson | age: 15 | bp: Iowa

    4. [S15] Internet.
      Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
      Warren Roland Rowe | age: 16 | b: 23 May 1924 (Woodward, IA) | res: Des Moines, IA | employer: Boyt Harness Shop | Next of Kin: Mrs. Max Knoll (Woodward, IA)

    5. [S4] Obituary.
      Warren R. Rowe, 94, Urbandale, IA, was born May 23, 1924 in Woodward, Iowa. He died on August 3, 2018 at the VA Hospital.
       He was preceded in death by Bernice Francis Erickson, wife of 57 years, second wife (2002-2011), Willis Hitchens, Mesa, AZ, parents, Clinton Joseph Rowe and Etta Weber Rowe (Knoll), step-father, Max Knoll, siblings, Marjory, Royal, Norma Jean and Marvel, and two grandsons, Jason Rogers and Scott Ondracek.
       He married Bernice Erickson, March 9, 1943. They were happily married 57 years. Bernice died, August 4, 2000.
       Warren is survived by their four daughters, Judy Ondracek (Ronald), Loomis, CA, Linda Wood (Charles), Oakfield, NY, Sue Ellen Hansen (Richard), Des Moines, IA, and Sally Rogers (Steven), Urbandale, IA. Also surviving are sixteen grandchildren, sixteen great grandchildren; one great great grandson; and many nieces and nephews.
       Warren accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior, February 1, 1942 and was an active member of the Evangelical Free Church for many years. He served in various leadership roles including church and district councils, Youth For Christ Board, and Sunday School Superintendent.
       Warren served in the U.S. Army 13th Air Service Group with the rank of Tech Sergeant during WW II. He was stationed primarily in the Pacific Theater as an airline mechanic using the advance training he had received on the Norden Bombsight and automatic piloting.
       He worked on farms in the Woodward area before the War learning skills and a work ethic that served him in foreman and management positions at A&P, Carr & Moehl Millwork and Bob Erickson Homebuilders. He retired and returned to farming for a few years before moving to Mesa, AZ in 1988.
       He continued to enjoy woodworking and travel. He returned to Urbandale in 2011 residing at Illahee Hills until his death.
       Warren’s remains will be interred at 11 AM on Thursday, August 9 at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter, IA. A memorial service will be held at 2 PM on Thursday, August 9 at the Illahee Hills Retirement Community; 8308 Colby Parkway, Urbandale, IA. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a memorial donation to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for research and treatment of Parkinson’s Disease.

    6. [S5] Find A Grave, → Memorial ID 192045397.