NAMPA - Marjorie P. Rowen, 77, of Nampa, passed away Friday, June 12, 1998 at her home after a long illness. Marjorie was born October 27, 1920 in Filer, the eighth child of nine, to Daniel and Emma Slatter. She graduated from Filer High School in 1937 before attending Northwest Nazarene College in 1941. She married Richard F. Rowen in 1943 and after Richard's service in WW II, they resided in South Central Idaho, where she assisted her husband in the family farm until it was sold in 1962. She relocated to Twin Falls in 1963, after which she moved to her final home in Nampa. She co-owned and operated the Articled Circle Restaurant in Nampa from 1965 to 1968. She then earned her state of Idaho cosmetology certification in 1980, and operated the beauty salon at Sunny Ridge Manor in Nampa until her retirement in 1987. Marjorie was well known for her musical talents. She had a lovely clear soprano voice and was a gifted pianist. She served as choir director in many of the Nazarene churches she attended, and was sought to sing at weddings and special events. In addition to her other ambitions, she was a joyful homemaker who enjoyed cooking, sewing and gardening. She loved the great outdoors and enjoyed camping, hiking and fishing. She traveled extensively throughout the United States, and was particularly fond of the Pacific Ocean at the Washington coast. She was an active member of the Nampa College Church of the Nazarene, where she attended regularly from 1965 until her passing. Marjorie is survived by two sons, Thomas and his wife, Liesel of Dallas, Texas, and John of Nampa; two daughters, Jan Rowen Music and her husband, Ron of Olympia, Wash, and Dian Rowen and her husband John Garmire of Coeur d'Alene; four grandchildren, Amy Garrison, Jonathan Music, Sean Garmire and Angela Rowen; five great-grandchildren, Ashley and Casey Garrison and James, Dylan and Matison Music; one brother Roland Slatter; and two sisters, Merle Lee and Clara Herre. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard, in 1988; five brothers and sisters; and her parents. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, 1998 at College Church of the Nazarene, 504 E Dewey in Nampa, with Pastor Daniel Ketchum officiating. Burial will take place privately at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Caldwell. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, 1998 at Alsip Funeral Chapel in Nampa. The family suggests memorial contributions be make to Mercy Hospice, 1512 12th Ave. Road, Nampa, ID 83686; Nampa College Church of the Nazarene, 504 E. Dewey, Nampa, ID 83686; or to Hospice of North Idaho. Obituary. Times-News. Twin Falls, ID, USA. Published 14/JUN/1998.
NAMPA - Marjorie P. Rowen, 77, of Nampa, passed away Friday, June 12, 1998 at her home after a long illness. Marjorie was born October 27, 1920 in Filer, the eighth child of nine, to Daniel and Emma Slatter. She graduated from Filer High School in 1937 before attending Northwest Nazarene College in 1941. She married Richard F. Rowen in 1943 and after Richard's service in WW II, they resided in South Central Idaho, where she assisted her husband in the family farm until it was sold in 1962. She relocated to Twin Falls in 1963, after which she moved to her final home in Nampa. She co-owned and operated the Articled Circle Restaurant in Nampa from 1965 to 1968. She then earned her state of Idaho cosmetology certification in 1980, and operated the beauty salon at Sunny Ridge Manor in Nampa until her retirement in 1987. Marjorie was well known for her musical talents. She had a lovely clear soprano voice and was a gifted pianist. She served as choir director in many of the Nazarene churches she attended, and was sought to sing at weddings and special events. In addition to her other ambitions, she was a joyful homemaker who enjoyed cooking, sewing and gardening. She loved the great outdoors and enjoyed camping, hiking and fishing. She traveled extensively throughout the United States, and was particularly fond of the Pacific Ocean at the Washington coast. She was an active member of the Nampa College Church of the Nazarene, where she attended regularly from 1965 until her passing. Marjorie is survived by two sons, Thomas and his wife, Liesel of Dallas, Texas, and John of Nampa; two daughters, Jan Rowen Music and her husband, Ron of Olympia, Wash, and Dian Rowen and her husband John Garmire of Coeur d'Alene; four grandchildren, Amy Garrison, Jonathan Music, Sean Garmire and Angela Rowen; five great-grandchildren, Ashley and Casey Garrison and James, Dylan and Matison Music; one brother Roland Slatter; and two sisters, Merle Lee and Clara Herre. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard, in 1988; five brothers and sisters; and her parents. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, 1998 at College Church of the Nazarene, 504 E Dewey in Nampa, with Pastor Daniel Ketchum officiating. Burial will take place privately at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Caldwell. Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, 1998 at Alsip Funeral Chapel in Nampa. The family suggests memorial contributions be make to Mercy Hospice, 1512 12th Ave. Road, Nampa, ID 83686; Nampa College Church of the Nazarene, 504 E. Dewey, Nampa, ID 83686; or to Hospice of North Idaho. Obituary. Times-News. Twin Falls, ID, USA. Published 14/JUN/1998.
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