Gordon Lowrey

Obituary of Gordon Wayne Lowrey

Gordon Wayne LOWREY, age 82, of Sun Prairie, WI., died Sunday, September 5, 2010, at the Willow Nursing Home, in Sun Prairie, WI. Gordon was born on March 9, 1928 in La Farge, WI to Evan and Dolly (Young) Lowrey. He married Lucille Parker on September 10, 1947 in Richland Center, WI. Gordon was a cheese maker and a dairy farmer for many years. He also drove truck, was a candy maker and was Chief of Police for Cambridge police department for 5 years. He enjoyed hunting but the love of his life was his wife and 14 children. Surviving are his wife, Lucille, Sun Prairie; Daughter, Connie (Donald) Bollig, Sun Prairie; Sons, Steven (Barbara Newcomer) Lowrey, Monroe, WI, Dennis (Sandie) Lowrey, Rothbury, MI., James (Linda) Lowrey, Cambridge, WI.; Daughter, Cheryl ( David) Kilburg, Fort Atkinson; Sons, Bruce (Chris) Lowrey, Madison, WI., Kevin (Christine) Lowrey, Cambridge, WI., Brian Lowrey, Waterloo, WI., David ( Kimberly) Lowrey, Deerfield, WI., Daniel (Barbi) Lowrey, Marshall, WI., Timothy ( Roanna) Lowrey, Cambridge, WI., Bradley (Jim Uhrich) Lowrey, Whitewater, WI., Jeffrey (Lorina) Lowrey, Marshall and daughter, Judith (Todd) Kinnaird, Cambridge, WI.; 29 Grandchildren, 12 Great-grandchildren, 15 Step-Grandchildren and 13 Step-Great-Grandchildren; Step-sister, Nancy Kluever, Madison, WI.; Sisters-in-Law, Betty Lowrey, Hillsboro, WI and Donna Lowrey, LaCrosse, WI. Gordon was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Leo, Evan Jr. and Robert Lowrey; step-mother, Maybelle Lowrey and granddaughter, Michelle Kilburg. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, September 9, 2010, at 11:00am at Grace Lutheran Church, Cambridge, Wisconsin with Rev. Dan Anderson from St. Paul�s Liberty Lutheran, Deerfield officiating with burial in the Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery, located in the Town of Cottage Grove, WI. Friends may call on Wednesday, September 8, 2010 from 4-8pm at Grace Lutheran Church, 501 Skogen Rd., Cambridge, WI and on Thursday, September 9, 2010 from 10am until the time of the service. In Lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the family. Nitardy Funeral Home, Cambridge is assisting the family.
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