Obituary of Mildred B. Rowe

Mildred B. Rowe, a life-long resident of Darien, passed away on Friday, October 28, 2016 at the Friends Nursing Home in Sandy Spring, MD. Born on October 1, 1929 in Queens, NY, she was the daughter of the late August Stegmuller and Mildred Meyer Stegmuller. Mildred attended the Sacred Heart Academy in Stamford, CT and graduated in 1947. She attended Katherine Gibbs School and worked in a management company in Stamford, CT. Mildred was a homemaker and was involved with many volunteer activities including St. John Church and in the Darien Public Schools. She was instrumental in starting the St. John Church Visitation Program to assist homebound parishioners providing meals and cleaning services in 1976. Mildred was also a life-long parishioner of St. John R.C. Church. She enjoyed taking trips, walking at the beach, swimming and spending time with her family and friends. She was predeceased by her husband Deacon William K. Rowe who she married in 1951. She is survived by her two sons, William K. Rowe, Jr. and his wife Catherine of Olney, MD and James A. Rowe and his wife Bella of Houston, TX; and five grandchildren, Emily, Emma, Jessica, William III and Eve Rowe. She is also survived by one sister, Virginia Jessup of Trumbull, CT. The family will receive friends at the Edward Lawrence Funeral Home, 2119 Post Road, Darien on Friday, November 4, 2016 from 4:00 to 8:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. John R.C. Church, 1986 Post Road, Darien on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow at Spring Grove Cemetery, Darien. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Catholic Charities, 238 Jewett Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06606. www.lawrencefuneralhome.com Funeral Home: Edward Lawrence Funeral Home 2119 Post Road Darien, CT USA 06820