Carroll D. Rowe

Carroll D. Rowe
July 29, 1936 - July 21, 2011
Williamsburg, Iowa
Visitation: 4-8PM July 22, 2011 at Powell Funeral Home, Williamsburg, Iowa
Funeral Service: 10:30 AM July 23, 2011 at Powell Funeral Home, Williamsburg, Iowa
Interment: at a later date , at Piersol Cemetery, North English
Williamsburg- Carroll Rowe, was born July 29, 1936, in rural Iowa County, Iowa, the son of Edward James and Velma Gladys Maplethorpe Rowe. He graduated from North English High School in 1954. On February 14, 1965, he married Joyce Ann Smith in Millersburg, Iowa. As a child he attended Champion Hill Methodist Church, rural North English.. He enjoyed NASCAR, country music, watching TV, having cocktails with friends and neighbors. Carroll had an amazing sense of humor and quick wit. No one was immune to his teasing. If he picked on you it meant he loved you. He kept everyone entertained with his jokes until the very end, enabling his family to smile through their tears! Family was the most important thing to Carroll. He also enjoyed researching a variety of subjects including history, genealogy and geography on the internet and had an insatiable thirst for knowledge. He loved attending and participating in classic car shows with his prized 1965 Chevy Impala SS Convertible, woodworking and tinkering in his garage. Carroll died after a courageous battle with Pulmonary Fibrosis, on Thursday, July 21, 2011, at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City at the age of 74 years. He is survived by his wife Joyce of Williamsburg; a son Bruce and wife Sharon of Williamsburg; a daughter Lisa and fiancé Joe Pretti of Marion; 5 grandchildren Shannon (Steven) Rathjen of Savannah Georgia, Amy (Jeremy) Kaiser of Peosta, Kimberly (JJ) Frahm of Williamsburg, Kristen (Bill) Bamford and Nick (Stephanie) Pretti all of St. Louis, Missouri; 5 great grandchildren: Morgan & Logan Kaiser, Nyla Frahm and Bill & Finnegan Bamford; very special nieces and nephews including: Gary (Donna) Rowe of Cedar Rapids and Glenn (Sandy) Rowe of Wellman, Kimberly Rowe of Dallas, Texas and Kathy (Ian) Bradbury of Brighton, Michigan. He was preceded in death by his parents and 4 brothers. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths that you take, but by the moments that take your breath away." Breathe easy now Carroll. Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held 10:30 AM on Saturday, July 23, 2011, at the Powell Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Williamsburg. Pastor James Parks will officiate. Burial will be in the Piersol Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be held on Friday from 4-8 PM at the funeral home. A general memorial fund has been established. Messages and tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com under obituaries.