Ralph L. Stowe's Obituary, Farwell, Clare County, Michigan Copyright ª 2001 by Joan Brausch. This copy contributed for use in the MIGenWeb Archives. MIGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed MIGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the MIGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file is located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/clare/farwell/obituary/s30009.txt Obituaries from the Clare County Cleaver, November 2, 2000 Ralph L. Stowe, age 69 of Farwell, passed away Friday, October 27, 2000 at the Gratiot Community Hospital in Alma. Ralph was born the son of LeRoy and Lena (Harmon) Stowe on June l, 1931 in Petoskey. Ralph had moved to the Farwell area from Redford township in 1976. Ralph married the former Shirley Schaar on December 19, 1991. He was a member of the Moose Lodge of Clare, and the Clare Eagles. Ralph worked as a Broach Maker Manager for Federal Broach, Farwell Plant. Surviving Ralph is his wife Shirley; a son Ralph Stowe of Petoskey; two daughters Lora Hinkley of Petoskey, ahd Lisa (Dan) Ahac, of Lake, a step daughter Breanda Goodrich, two brothers, Donald (Wanda) Stowe of Livonia and Robert (Jean) Stowe of Charlevoix; four sisters, Hilda Matz of Novi, Florence Cline of Wayland, Alice (Michael) Martin of Mt. Pleasant, and Marjorie (Fredrick Rost) Brown of Gladwin; six grandchildden. Ralph was prececeased by his parents; a son Michael, and siblings Clarence, Henry, Irene Friday, Marion Hogan, and Elsie Dikow. Services took place on Monday, October 30 at 2:00 pm with the Elder Dee Beavers officiating. Burial was in the Surrey Township Cemetery in Farwell. Memorials may be made to the national Kidney Foundation. Arrangements by the Stephenson-Wyman Funeral Home, Inc. of Clare.