(Percy⁸ , Franklin⁷ Lucien⁶, Ebenezer⁵, Dan⁴, John³, Peter², Hugh¹, Jr. )
Clarence Edward Rowe b. Ap. 30, 1893 near Pioneer, Iowa and was the third son of Percy Augustus Rowe and Florence May Knowles. He moved with his parents in the spring of 1907 to Lake Park, Iowa.
On October 8, 1913 in Spirit Lake, Iowa he married Zelma Arena Schmuck (19 yrs.) of Lake Park, IA. Clarence Edward Rowe was 20 yrs. old at the time.
They had 2 daughters: Florence and Carol.
Cause of death: Influenza (Avion flu) followed by Pneumonia
2 daughters:
1. Florence Isabella Rowe b. Oct. 29, 1914 d. Sept 3, 1960 (heart attack)
m. Joseph W. Pannell b. 1912 three children
2. Carol Elaine Rowe b. Oct.10, 1917 m. Nuel Francis Higley.
He left to morn his father, Percy and mother, Florence his wife and two daughters, five brothers, two sisters and his brother in law, Clyde Smuch, who had made his home with him most of the time for several years.
Funeral services were held at the home west of Lake Park, being short and held outdoors, owing to the prevailing epidemic, and there were many at Silver Lake Cemetery to see the body laid to rest.
Sources
First obituary from The Lake Park News 11/7/1918.
Second obituary from the Spirit Lake Beacon 11/7/1918.
Picture from Evelyn Rowe Nelson private collection.
(Percy⁸ , Franklin⁷ Lucien⁶, Ebenezer⁵, Dan⁴, John³, Peter², Hugh¹, Jr. )
Clarence Edward Rowe b. Ap. 30, 1893 near Pioneer, Iowa and was the third son of Percy Augustus Rowe and Florence May Knowles. He moved with his parents in the spring of 1907 to Lake Park, Iowa.
On October 8, 1913 in Spirit Lake, Iowa he married Zelma Arena Schmuck (19 yrs.) of Lake Park, IA. Clarence Edward Rowe was 20 yrs. old at the time.
They had 2 daughters: Florence and Carol.
Cause of death: Influenza (Avion flu) followed by Pneumonia
2 daughters:
1. Florence Isabella Rowe b. Oct. 29, 1914 d. Sept 3, 1960 (heart attack)
m. Joseph W. Pannell b. 1912 three children
2. Carol Elaine Rowe b. Oct.10, 1917 m. Nuel Francis Higley.
He left to morn his father, Percy and mother, Florence his wife and two daughters, five brothers, two sisters and his brother in law, Clyde Smuch, who had made his home with him most of the time for several years.
Funeral services were held at the home west of Lake Park, being short and held outdoors, owing to the prevailing epidemic, and there were many at Silver Lake Cemetery to see the body laid to rest.
Sources
First obituary from The Lake Park News 11/7/1918.
Second obituary from the Spirit Lake Beacon 11/7/1918.
Picture from Evelyn Rowe Nelson private collection.
Family Members
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Willie Seeley
1884–1965
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Earl Augustus Rowe
1890–1980
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Charles Henry "Charlie" Rowe
1892–1978
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Merton Percy Rowe
1895–1988
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Flora M. Rowe
1901–1901
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Leslie Nathan Rowe
1902–1978
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Lottie Belle Rowe Tindall
1904–2003
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Kenneth Augustus Rowe
1906–1937
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Clara Mae Rowe Lovell
1909–1983
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Mary Adeline Rowe
1910–1911
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