 Click on photo for a larger image. Clockwise from bottom-center: Edward Wallace Lowder, Hattie Varenkamp Lowder, James Monroe Lowder, Ruth Lowder (Morris), Mae Lowder (Petersen), Joseph Gimble Lowder
Click here to read selected Lowder family obituaries transcripts. 1906 Edward Wallace Lowder was born in Grand Island, Nebraska on March 26, 1906. He was the youngest child of Joseph Gilbert and Hattie Marie (Varenkamp) Lowder. Please click on his name for a memorial tribute.
Ed had an incredible memory and was a great story teller. At the request of his family, he wrote down some of his wonderful stories -- true stories about himself and many fascinating incidents in his life. Just click here to read them.
1903 Ruth Lowder Morris Born to Joseph and Henrietta (Varenkamp) Lowder. Graduated from Broken Bow High School (Nebraska) in 1924. Employed by Northwestern Nebraska Bell Telephone as a telephone operator. Retired in 1971 after 20 years as a telephone operator for Washington state. Member of the Order of Eastern Star Chapter No. 164, Broken Bow for more than 50 years. Member of the Sod House Society in Nebraska. Survived by one son, WIlliam Jost, Bremerton WA; three grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by her longtime companion, Harry Utes. Burial in Olympic Memorial Gardens, Tumwaater, Washington.
1902 Mae Lowder Petersen - (Information incomplete.) Mae's husband, Andy C. Peterson, was born on November 19, 1899 in Chappell, Nebraska and died on December 19, 1990 at Sidney, Nebraska. He lived most of his life in Lodgepole, Nebraska where owned and managed a bank.
1939 Joe Gordon Lowder was born in Broken Bow, Nebraska and graduated from Hastings College in 1963. During his military experience, Joe lived briefly in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, Fort Ord, California, and Fort Belvoir, Virginia before attending post-graduate school at DePauw University in Indiana. He then moved to California for a short time where he was hired by the Magnavox Company and moved to Spokane, Washington. There he married and his son Greg was born in 1967. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to Edmonds, Washington, north of Seattle, where his second son Jason was born in 1971.
On September 9, 1973, Joe had a spiritual awakening experience which dramatically changed his life and he developed a deep interest in the Bible and began to develop two interrelated initiatives which continued throughout his life: One was a computerized Bible text analysis and translation/compilation system, and the other began as an investigation and study of the ultimate mission and purpose of life.
After Joe's sons Jason and Greg graduated from high school and were on their own, he sold his Edmonds home and, in October of 1990, moved to Camano Island where he lived for the next 11 years. During this time, his interest in the Bible and his ongoing study of what comprises the ultimate mission and purpose of life continued to expand. As a direct result of those interests, he began development of "The Lover's Bible" and another related initiative which is described at the Internet website: www.TrueLoveNeverFails.com. Joe and his wife Patti are very excited about this program and hope that it will be helpful to many people. PS: Click here to take a little tour with Joe's cars:
1967 Greg Lowder Please visit Greg's website at: www.GregLowder.com
1971 Jason Lowder Please visit Jason's website at: www.JasonLowder.com
943x2947 Jason in Hawaii
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