Mildred B. Rowe, a life-long resident of Darien, passed away on Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 at the Friends Nursing Home in Sandy Spring, Md.
Mildred Rowe, 87, passed away on Friday. Her wake is this coming Friday; her funeral, Saturday.
Born on Oct. 1, 1929 in Queens, she was the daughter of the late August Stegmuller and Mildred Meyer Stegmuller.
Mildred attended the Sacred Heart Academy in Stamford and graduated in 1947. She attended Katherine Gibbs School and worked in a management company in Stamford.
Mildred was a homemaker and was involved with many volunteer activities including St. John Church, where she was a life-long parishioner, and in Darien Public Schools. She was instrumental in starting the St. John Church Visitation Program in 1976 to assist homebound parishioners, providing meals and cleaning services.
She enjoyed taking trips, walking at the beach, swimming and spending time with her family and friends.
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— an obituary from Edward Lawrence Funeral Home
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She was predeceased by her husband Deacon William K. Rowe whom she married in 1951. She is survived by her two sons, William K. Rowe, Jr. and his wife Catherine of Olney, Md. and James A. Rowe and his wife Bella of Houston; and five grandchildren, Emily, Emma, Jessica, William III and Eve Rowe. She is also survived by one sister, Virginia Jessup of Trumbull.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 8 p.m., Friday, Nov. 4 at the Edward Lawrence Funeral Home, 2119 Post Road, Darien. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday at St. John Church, 1986 Post Road, Darien on Saturday. Burial will follow at Spring Grove Cemetery, Darien.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Catholic Charities, 238 Jewett Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06606.