Virginia Rose (Reuter) Lowe

Virginia Rose Lowe passed away at 10:10am on Thursday, June 10, 2021.

She was born on June 26, 1924 in Miami County to Edwin Bernard Reuter, deceased, and Alma Merle (Rockenbaugh) Reuter, who died when Virginia was 2.  She graduated from Peru High School in 1942.  After graduation, she went to work at a garment factory in South Bend before getting married to Glen Eldon Lowe, deceased.  They were married for 71 years by Rev. Thomas Shively at the Shively home in Nead, Indiana.  She belonged to the Pipe Creed Church of the Brethren, and later went to the Peru Church of the Brethren.

Virginia was a homemaker and loved making flower beds and doing a lot of canning and crocheting.  Also, she enjoyed traveling to the Grand Canyon and Bryce and Zion National Parks.  She and her husband were taken to Washington DC where they had their picture taken in front of the White House.  Also, they were taken to Gatlinburg and the Grand Ole Opry for their 50th wedding anniversary by their daughter Katherine and her husband Herman.

She is survived by four children: Larry (Jerilyn) Lowe, David (Mary) Lowe, Katherine (Herman) Tucker, and Ron (Sue) Lowe.  Virginia has 9 grandchildren: Jeff (Kim) Lowe, Aaron (Earlene) Masi, Bryan Lowe, Michelle (Chris) Dwyer, Anthony (Anna) Tucker, David Tucker, Jennifer (Nicholas) Musser, Janet Lowe, and Jason Lowe.  She is survived by 14 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held from 11am – 1pm on Monday, June 14, 2021 at Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home, 105 West Third Street, Peru, Indiana.  Funeral service will follow at 1pm, with grandson Anthony Tucker officiating.  Burial will take place at Ever-Rest Memorial Park in Logansport, Indiana.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Flowers-Leedy Funeral Home. Family and friends may sign the online guestbook at www.FlowersLeedyAllen.com.

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