David Mitchell Rowe, 73, formerly of Davidsville, died Dec 23, 2020, from the COVID virus.
He was the much beloved husband of Martha McNally Rowe for 36 years; father of Michelle Walters and her husband Kevin of Maryville, TN; grandfather of three; brother of Walter Shaffer of Knoxville, TN; brother-in-law of Liz Shaffer of Binghamton, NY; and brother-in-law of Ruth and Floyd Smallwood of Hubert, NC.
Mr. Rowe was a 1964 graduate of Conemaugh Township High School; his mother, the late Mrs. Mary Rowe, had taught in the Conemaugh elementary school in the 1960s. He was a 1966 graduate of Allegheny Tech and worked for Westinghouse, Linthicum, MD as a radar technician for 39 years, retiring in 2005. He also held an Associates' degree from Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland. Mr. Rowe was a Vietnam veteran, serving as a fireman and gunner on the destroyer USS Meredith from 1968-70. He was a Linthicum resident for 40 years and member of the Halethorpe Community Church in Arbutus, MD for 37 years.
A memorial service was held at the church with burial in his family's plot in Addison, PA. Donations may be made to Samaritan's Purse or the Gideons International.
Published by Humbert Funeral Home on February 3, 2021.
He was the much beloved husband of Martha McNally Rowe for 36 years; father of Michelle Walters and her husband Kevin of Maryville, TN; grandfather of three; brother of Walter Shaffer of Knoxville, TN; brother-in-law of Liz Shaffer of Binghamton, NY; and brother-in-law of Ruth and Floyd Smallwood of Hubert, NC.
Mr. Rowe was a 1964 graduate of Conemaugh Township High School; his mother, the late Mrs. Mary Rowe, had taught in the Conemaugh elementary school in the 1960s. He was a 1966 graduate of Allegheny Tech and worked for Westinghouse, Linthicum, MD as a radar technician for 39 years, retiring in 2005. He also held an Associates' degree from Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland. Mr. Rowe was a Vietnam veteran, serving as a fireman and gunner on the destroyer USS Meredith from 1968-70. He was a Linthicum resident for 40 years and member of the Halethorpe Community Church in Arbutus, MD for 37 years.
A memorial service was held at the church with burial in his family's plot in Addison, PA. Donations may be made to Samaritan's Purse or the Gideons International.
Published by Humbert Funeral Home on February 3, 2021.
David Mitchell Rowe, 73, formerly of Davidsville, died Dec 23, 2020, from the COVID virus.
He was the much beloved husband of Martha McNally Rowe for 36 years; father of Michelle Walters and her husband Kevin of Maryville, TN; grandfather of three; brother of Walter Shaffer of Knoxville, TN; brother-in-law of Liz Shaffer of Binghamton, NY; and brother-in-law of Ruth and Floyd Smallwood of Hubert, NC.
Mr. Rowe was a 1964 graduate of Conemaugh Township High School; his mother, the late Mrs. Mary Rowe, had taught in the Conemaugh elementary school in the 1960s. He was a 1966 graduate of Allegheny Tech and worked for Westinghouse, Linthicum, MD as a radar technician for 39 years, retiring in 2005. He also held an Associates' degree from Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland. Mr. Rowe was a Vietnam veteran, serving as a fireman and gunner on the destroyer USS Meredith from 1968-70. He was a Linthicum resident for 40 years and member of the Halethorpe Community Church in Arbutus, MD for 37 years.
A memorial service was held at the church with burial in his family's plot in Addison, PA. Donations may be made to Samaritan's Purse or the Gideons International.
Published by Humbert Funeral Home on February 3, 2021.
He was the much beloved husband of Martha McNally Rowe for 36 years; father of Michelle Walters and her husband Kevin of Maryville, TN; grandfather of three; brother of Walter Shaffer of Knoxville, TN; brother-in-law of Liz Shaffer of Binghamton, NY; and brother-in-law of Ruth and Floyd Smallwood of Hubert, NC.
Mr. Rowe was a 1964 graduate of Conemaugh Township High School; his mother, the late Mrs. Mary Rowe, had taught in the Conemaugh elementary school in the 1960s. He was a 1966 graduate of Allegheny Tech and worked for Westinghouse, Linthicum, MD as a radar technician for 39 years, retiring in 2005. He also held an Associates' degree from Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland. Mr. Rowe was a Vietnam veteran, serving as a fireman and gunner on the destroyer USS Meredith from 1968-70. He was a Linthicum resident for 40 years and member of the Halethorpe Community Church in Arbutus, MD for 37 years.
A memorial service was held at the church with burial in his family's plot in Addison, PA. Donations may be made to Samaritan's Purse or the Gideons International.
Published by Humbert Funeral Home on February 3, 2021.
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