Evelyn Joyce Rowe
October 29, 1916 ~ November 22, 2013
E. Joyce Rowe, 97, of Princeton passed away at 1:36 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, at her home in rural Princeton. Born Oct. 29, 1916, in Wheatland Township, Bureau County, to Clarence and Icle (Hock) Anderson, she married Lloyd H. Rowe March 30, 1935, in Peoria. He died April 4, 1998. She was a 1934 graduate of Tiskilwa High School. She was a homemaker and a farmer''s wife. Surviving are two sons, Roger (Norma) Rowe of Lima, Peru, and Dean (Carol) Rowe of Princeton; two daughters, Kay (Larry) Johnson of Tiskilwa and Donna (Allen) Perry of Tiskilwa; 11 grandchildren, Kevin (April) Rowe of Honolulu, Hawaii, Tim (Monica) Rowe of Barrow, Alaska, Sara (Dale) Erickson of Henry, Barb (Gary) Wright of Princeton, Jeff (Amy) Rowe of Lugano, Switzerland, Mary Rowe of Lugano, Switzerland, Jeanette (Steve) Scott of Bradford, Rodney (Susan) Johnson of Oswego, Douglas Johnson of Tiskilwa, Amy Perry of Tiskilwa and Adam (Tara) Perry of Tiskilwa; and 18 great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by her parents; two grandsons, Tom Rowe and Lance Johnson; two brothers, Richard and Francis Anderson; and one sister, Dorothy Schneid. Private services will be Tuesday at the Grant-Johnson Funeral Home, Princeton, with Pastor Todd Krost officiating. Burial will be in the Henry Cemetery, Henry. There will be no visitation. Memorials may be directed to Gateway Services in Princeton.
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