Morris Rowe Obituary


Morris Y. Rowe, 91, of Harrisburg, passed away Wednesday, December 28, at Greyson View Assisted Living Community where he had resided the past 7 years.
Born in Langhorne, PA, he was the son of the late William D. and Helen (Yerkes) Rowe and was the widower of Elizabeth (Tomlinson) Rowe who he married in 1944. He was also preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters.
Morris retired from Weathershield, he was a member of Colonial Park United Church of Christ. A U.S. Army veteran of WWII, he received The Bronze Star and Purple Heart and served in Iceland, the Battle of the Bulge, the Zigfreid Line and the liberation of POW and concentration camps. He was a life-member of VFW Post 1213, Rutherford. Morris enjoyed singing, building and fixing and being active in his church and community.
Surviving are two sons, Thomas H. and his wife, Suzanne of Linglestown and Robert M. of Clearlake, CA; a daughter, Margaret A. O'Conner and her husband, Andrew of Aberdeen, MD; a brother, William of Southampton, PA; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held Friday, Jan. 6, 2012 at 11:00 a.m., at Colonial Park United Church of Christ, 5000 Devonshire Road. Rev. Dr. Bonita Zobeck will officiate. Burial will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. The family will receive friends at the church from 10:00 a.m., until time of service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Odyssey Hospice, 4660 Trindle Rd., Suite 204, Camp Hill, PA 17011 or a charity of your choice.
To share online condolences, visit www.hooverfuneralhome.com.
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Published by Patriot-News on Jan. 1, 2012.
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I worked at GraysonView while Morris was there, he was such a joy and pleasureable person to get to know. I admire him for all he has done, he has touched the lives of so many. You are in a better place Morris, and everyone will miss you dearly!

January 4, 2012

When to the sessions of sweet silent thought I summon up remembrance of things past, I sigh the lack of many a thing I sought, And with old woes new wail my dear time's waste: Then can I drown an eye, unused to flow, For precious friends hid in death's dateless night, And weep afresh love's long since cancell'd woe, And moan the expense of many a vanish'd sight: Then can I grieve at grievances foregone, And heavily from woe to woe tell o'er The sad account of fore-bemoaned moan, Which I new pay as if not paid before. But if the while I think on thee, dear friend, All losses are restored and sorrows end

Denise Gardlund

January 1, 2012

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