Cynthia Ann Rowe

Cynthia Ann (Mears) (Preston) Rowe 90, a former longtime resident of Crestview Street, Keene, NH, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at the Applewood Care and Rehabilitation Center, Winchester, NH, with her husband Gilbert by her side.

Her parents, Russell S. and Ruth (Curtis) Mears, welcomed their daughter into the world on March 26, 1932, in Haverhill, MA. Cynthia resided in Montreal, Quebec, Canada for twelve years and was a graduate of Montreal High School and Graham’s Business College in Montreal.

She moved to Keene in 1951. In August 1955, she married Donald E. Preston. Sadly, he passed away in February of 1987 after succumbing to Multiple Sclerosis.

Cynthia worked for twenty years with the National Grange Mutual Insurance Company, the Peerless Insurance Company, and with Invest Financial Group, all in Keene.

Cynthia was a longtime member of the United Church of Christ in Keene, and sang in its choir for forty-five years. She was a former member of the NALC Postal Auxiliary.

In January of 2005, Cynthia met and fell in love with Gilbert R. Rowe, and they were married in September of that same year.

She will be greatly missed by many, especially her husband of seventeen years, Gilbert R. Rowe of Winchester; her son, Peter C. Preston and his wife, Heather of Pittsfield, NH; a daughter, Leeanne R. Aden and her husband Roger, of Beatrice, NE; a step-daughter, Kathi Rowe and her significant other, John Belanger, of Keene; and her grandchildren, Bradley and Brittney Preston, Mark, Ted, Hillary, Scott, Holly and Heidi Fischer.

Family and friends are invited to call on Friday evening, January 27, 2023 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at the Foley Funeral Home, 49 Court Street, Keene. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 28th at 11:00 am in the United Church of Christ, 23 Central Square, Keene. Burial with committal prayers will be held on Monday, January 30th at 1:00 pm in the Monadnock View Cemetery, Park Avenue, Keene.

In lieu of flowers, for those who wish, donations may be made in Mrs. Rowe’s memory to the American Cancer Society NH Division, 2 Commerce Drive, Suite 110, Bedford, NH 03110; or the United Church of Christ, 23 Central Square, Keene, NH 03431.