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Ruth E <I>First</I> Lowry

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Ruth E First Lowry

Birth
Alliance, Stark County, Ohio, USA
Death
14 Jan 2014 (aged 89)
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Ruth Evelyn Lowry, nee First, died on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, in Omaha, Neb. She was born May 31, 1924, in Alliance, Ohio, to Clarence and Ida (Hall) First.

A graduate of Alliance public schools, she attended Mount Union College before attending The Ohio State University. She became a certified physical therapist and worked in the Cleveland and Akron areas for most of her adult life.

Ruth married the late Robert L. Lowry in 1948 and had three children. She was active in the Akron area in social clubs and the Akron public school system. She had many friends, loved playing bridge and Scrabble, and liked to travel.

Ruth was preceded in death by her husband; parents; and brother, George First.

She is survived by her children, Susan (Dwight) Jowdy of Omaha, Neb., David (Kelly) Lowry of Akron, Ohio, and Janice Lowry of Omaha, Neb.; and six grandchildren, Laura Jowdy of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., Robert Jowdy of Omaha, and David, Mahlon, Quinn and Delaney Lowry, all of Akron.

Interment will take place at Hillside Memorial Park in Akron.

Source: The Alliance Review 05 Feb 2014
Ruth Evelyn Lowry, nee First, died on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, in Omaha, Neb. She was born May 31, 1924, in Alliance, Ohio, to Clarence and Ida (Hall) First.

A graduate of Alliance public schools, she attended Mount Union College before attending The Ohio State University. She became a certified physical therapist and worked in the Cleveland and Akron areas for most of her adult life.

Ruth married the late Robert L. Lowry in 1948 and had three children. She was active in the Akron area in social clubs and the Akron public school system. She had many friends, loved playing bridge and Scrabble, and liked to travel.

Ruth was preceded in death by her husband; parents; and brother, George First.

She is survived by her children, Susan (Dwight) Jowdy of Omaha, Neb., David (Kelly) Lowry of Akron, Ohio, and Janice Lowry of Omaha, Neb.; and six grandchildren, Laura Jowdy of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., Robert Jowdy of Omaha, and David, Mahlon, Quinn and Delaney Lowry, all of Akron.

Interment will take place at Hillside Memorial Park in Akron.

Source: The Alliance Review 05 Feb 2014

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  • Added: Feb 4, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124650266/ruth_e-lowry: accessed ), memorial page for Ruth E First Lowry (31 May 1924–14 Jan 2014), Find a Grave Memorial ID 124650266, citing Hillside Memorial Park, Akron, Summit County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by slp (contributor 47196145).