Ruth Bernadine Rowe

98 YEARS OLD

Ruth went to be with her Lord on October 13, 2015. She was born on October 30, 1916 at home in Brimfield, IL to Irving and Gertrude Bragg. Ruth was a twin and the youngest (by 30 minutes) of 11 children. She had a wonderful life, growing up in Brimfield. She graduated from high school in 1934. She married Glenn Rowe in 1940 and in 1953 they moved their family to southern California where they raised their 3 children. Ruth worked in banking for 20 years. In 1980, after retiring, she and Glenn moved to Spokane, WA to be near their daughter and her family. She had a long and wonderful life. Her heart’s desire was that all her family and friends would have a personal relationship with Jesus as their Lord and Savior. She wanted all of us to be together forever. She is survived by her children Fred Rowe (Jeanne), Russell Rowe (Donna) and Mary Jones (Mike), 6 grandchildren, 9 great grandchildren and 2 great great-grandchildren. Her husband, parents and 10 siblings preceded her in death.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent in memory of Ruth to Lilac Services for the Blind, 1212 N Howard St., Spokane, WA 99201 or lilacblind.org. Also, please consider going to thornhillvalley.com to leave a condolence or share a memory with the family.

A celebration of her life will be held on Oct. 30, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Thornhill Valley Funeral Chapel, 1400 S. Pines, Spokane Valley, WA 99206.