IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Gertrude "Trudy"

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Lowe

Apr 29, 1938 — Jul 8, 2009

Obituary

Age 71, Lawton - Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday in the Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Tim Evans, Pastor, Dayspring Community Church, officiating. Mrs. Lowe died Wednesday at her residence following a long battle with mesothelioma. Burial will be in Post Cemetery, Fort Sill. She was born April 29, 1938 at Impfingen, Germany to Leo and Katharina Horner. She married Howard Lowe on March 2, 1959 in Wertheim, Germany. He preceded her in death on April 9, 1978. She came to Lawton as a military wife in 1961 and after several duty tours with her husband, settled here permanently in 1970. She worked at Haggar Slacks until 1981 and then was employed by Great Plains Area Vo Tech until her retirement. She was active in the Society of Military Widows and several groups promoting German fellowship. Before her illness, she was active in the Comanche County Democratic Party. She enjoyed travel, gardening, German Schlager and spending time with her grandchildren. She is survived by a daughter, Ramona, Dallas, Texas; a son and daughter in law, Rick and Janie Lowe, Lawton; grandchildren, Rachel and Mark, Lawton; a sister, Edith Salinas, Rochester Hills, Michigan; three brothers, Sepp, Arthur and Gerhard, all of Germany. Her parents and a sister, Elisabeth Wiedlich, preceded her in death. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation, P.O. Box 91840, Santa Barbara CA 93190-1840.

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