Ruth M. Rowlands

1926 - 2018

FRANKLIN -- Ruth M. Rowlands, 92, died Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, at her home in Franklin. Mrs. Rowlands, daughter of the late George and Ruth (Anderson) Weston, was born in Paterson July 27, 1926. She had resided in Pequannock before moving to Franklin 40 years ago.

Mrs. Rowlands worked for LuWayne Products in Wayne for several years.

She was predeceased by her first and second husbands, Harry McNeal and Richard Rowlands; sisters, Joan Whisenant, Lillian Whisenant and Judith Roberts; and brothers, George and Robert Weston. Mrs. Rowlands is survived by her daughters, Kathie Drew and her husband, David, of Hamburg, and Nancy Hinchman, of El Paso, Texas; grandchildren, Heather Drew and her husband, Robert Pisano, Holly Drew and her husband, Lance Gitlin, Mandi Hinchman, Scott Hinchman and his wife, Gemma, and Andrew Hinchman; great-grandchildren, David, Lucas and Andrew Pisano, and Connor and Charlotte Gitlin; sister, Barbara Weston, of Fair Lawn; brother, Paul Weston, of Arizona; and several nieces and nephews.

Friends may call from 2-5 p.m. today at the F. John Ramsey Funeral Home, 1 Main St., Franklin. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Mount Rest Cemetery in Butler. Memorial donations may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Franklin, 11-13 Main St., Franklin, NJ 07416. For directions and online condolences, please see www.fjohnramseyfuneralhome.com.