Marlowe A. Rowley and Ethel Lorraine Tuntland

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Husband Marlowe A. Rowley [1614]

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      Born: 8 Sep 1912 - , of Big Springs, Union, SD ^{1 2}
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      Died: Jun 1977 - , Alcester, Union, SD ^{1 3}
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Father: Jered Adelbert Rowley [1394] (1871-1960)
Mother: Sadie A. Newell [1612] (1873-1942)

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    Married: 29 Sep 1945 ^{3 4}

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Other references ^{4 5 6 7}

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Wife Ethel Lorraine Tuntland [1615]

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      Born: 17 Jan 1918 - , Canton, Lincoln, SD ^{3 8}
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      Died: 5 Oct 2007 - Sanford Hospital, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, SD ³
     Buried: 7 Oct 2007 - Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Alcester, Union, SD ³

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Father: Bartlett O. Tuntland [4947] (1881-1962) ³
Mother: Belle A. Wilson [4948] (1884-1980) ^{3 9}

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Other references ^{6 7}
Obituary ¹⁰, Memorial, Oct 2007 - , Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, SD

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Children

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1 F Living (details have been suppressed)

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1 A020. Social Security Death Index, kept by the US Government, published on the internet and CDROM.

2 C92. United States Federal Census, year 1920.

3 N78. Alcester Union and Hudsonsite Online - Obituaries (obituary) Ethel Rowley, published online at http://www.ahenews.com/obituaries101107Rowley.htm; also a more detailed version with color photo at Find A Grave Memorial
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=rowley&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSst=44&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=21987804&.

4 M050. Personal Ancestry File Gedcom, 2000 March, (Diskette) by Rowley, Thomas, compiler, Tucson, AZ. Thomas descends from John Brown Lee Rowley, the family in Union County, SD.

5 L1992.3. Family genealogy letters, by Valen, Michaeleen, a descendent, addressed to Irene Rowley; Originals kept in my files, 1992-1999.

6 L2000.1. Correspondence letters, between Thomas Rowley, a descendent, and Irene Rowley, 2000.

7 L2004.6. Correspondance by email, between Barb Feilmeier, a descendent, and Irene Rowley, 2004.

8 C93. United States Federal Census, year 1930.

9 C93.5 South Dakota State Census, year 1935.

10 N78. Alcester Union and Hudsonsite Online - Obituaries (obituary) Ethel Rowley, published online at http://www.ahenews.com/obituaries101107Rowley.htm; also a more detailed version with color photo at Find A Grave Memorial
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=rowley&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=in&GSst=44&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=21987804&, 2007. Memorial (includes photo)
Birth: Jan. 17, 1918
Death: Oct. 5, 2007
Sioux Falls – Ethel Rowley, 89, died peacefully at Sanford Hospital surrounded by family October 5, 2007. Born Ethel Lorraine to Bartlett and Belle Tuntland on January 17, 1918 during a blizzard at her family farm near Canton, SD, she attended a one-room country school and Canton High School. She graduated from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. During her junior year she was named to Mortar Board and was listed in the Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges in 1940. She worked at the Federal Land Bank of Omaha, then became a teacher, working in high schools in Sutherland, IA and Menno, SD.
Ethel married Marlowe Rowley on September 29, 1945; they lived on a farm near Alcester, SD until his death in 1977. For several years, Ethel summered on the farm and wintered in Sioux Falls, eventually moving to Sioux Falls.
Ethel was very much a Norwegian at heart. Her grandparents had immigrated from Norway and spoke both English and Norwegian in their family home. Ethel was confirmed a Lutheran in the Norwegian language at a rural church near Inwood, IA.
Ethel was a member of the Opti-Mrs. for 50 years – which is noteworthy given the fact that she suffered from Multiple Sclerosis for 60 years and was confined to a wheel chair for the last 14 years of her life. She loved music, and despite the MS, she remained adventurous and good sport who was up for anything. From her wheel chair, she traveled to Hawaii, Italy, Belgium, Greece, and Norway—always with a smile on her face and a kind word for those around her.
For the last 15 years Ethel lived with her daughter Elaine in Sioux Falls, SD where she enriched the lives of David, Alexis, and their extended family and friends.
Grateful for having shared her life are her daughter Elaine Rowley (Alexis & David Xenakis); niece Donna (Walter) Strong; nephew Robert (Jackie) Dickey; and close friends Benjamin and Krista Levisay and family. Ethel was predeceased by her parents Bartlett and Belle Tuntland; and her husband Marlowe Rowley.
Funeral services will be held at the Inn on Westport (4000 S Westport Avenue) at 10:00 am on Monday, October 8, 2007, with visitation Sunday, October 7, from 5 to 7 pm at Miller Funeral Home. Internment will follow at the Pleasant Hills Cemetery in Alcester, SD. The family invites you to join them for a luncheon at the United Church of Christ in Alcester, SD at 1 pm following the graveside service.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the National MS Society www.NationalMSSociety.org . Funeral services have been entrusted to Miller Funeral Home, 507 S. Main Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD.
Burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery Alcester Union County South Dakota, USA Created by: Dr .Marie C Karban DVM ... Record added: Oct 6 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 21987804.

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