Obituary of John E. Lowe, Sr.

JOHN EDWIN LOWE MAY 30, 1922 – FEBRUARY 26, 2019 JOHN EDWIN LOWE LEFT THIS WORLD AT 0145 HOURS ON TUESDAY FEBRUARY 26, 2019. HE WAS AN EXTRODINARY MAN, WHO LED AN EXTORDINARY LIFE. BORN IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA ON THE 30TH DAY OF MAY IN 1922 TO JAMES L. LOWE AND LENA BOSWELL (LOWE) HE WAS ONE OF A FAMILY OF 8 CHILDREN. (4 SONS, 4 DAUGHTERS). JOHN SERVED IN THE US NAVY DURING WWII ON THE USS BIG HORN, SOMETHING HE WAS VERY PROUD OF AND SPOKE ABOUT OFTEN. HE MET HIS LOVELY WIFE MARY ELIZABETH FOOTE (LOWE) IN VINELAND HIGH SCHOOL AND THEY WED ON APRIL 20, 1946. THEY REMAINED MARRIED FOR 54 YEARS UNTIL MARY'S PASSING IN JANUARY OF 2000. JOHN WAS A RESIDENT OF PENNSVILLE, NEW JERSEY AND RETIRED FROM DUPONT CHAMBERS WORKS IN 1980. JOHN AND HIS WIFE MARY HAD 2 CHILDREN, A DAUGHTER, VALERIE E. LOWE (JANNEY) AND SON, JOHN E. LOWE JR BOTH RESIDENTS OF PENNSVILLE NEW JERSEY. JOHN WAS BLESSED WITH 4 GRAND CHILDREN AND 4 GREAT GRAND CHILDREN GRAVESIDE SERVICES FOR JOHN WILL BE HELD 2:00 PM ON FRIDAY MARCH 8, AT THE FINNS POINT NATIONAL CEMETERY ON FT MOTT ROAD HERE IN PENNSVILLE WITH HIS WIFE MARY. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS PLEASE MAKE MEMORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ALZHMEIMERS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA, 322 8TH AVE, NEW YORK, NY. www.laughreyfuneralhome.com