Mae June Pauline Rowe, age 94, of Jackson, MI, passed away on January 28, 2024 at Henry Ford Jackson Hospital.
Mae June was born on May 31, 1929 in Ypsilanti, MI to Theodore and Pauline C. (Wilhelm) Eichstadt. Growing up on a farm on Martz Road in Ypsilanti, she loved horses. She enjoyed going to church and music of all kinds. She was a member of St. Jacob Lutheran Church in Grass Lake. She also enjoyed playing cards and belonged to a Euchre club. She spent time crocheting, tending to her flower garden, and was also a Tigers fan. She loved to cook and loved spending time with her family, taking pleasure in watching her grandchildren on the horses, and spending time with her dog, Rex. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
On May 7, 1949 she married Oramel Lee Rowe in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and they enjoyed nearly 71 years of marriage. He preceded her in death in 2020. Surviving are three children, Diane (Russell) McGauley, Carol (Tom) Caroen, and Theodore (Melinda) Rowe; six grandchildren, many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her five siblings: Harry (Laura) Eichstadt, Edward (Mable) Eichstadt, William (Mae) Eichstadt, Margaret (Myron) Antcliff, and Ruth Watts.
Funeral services will be held at St. Jacob Evangelical Lutheran Church in Grass Lake on Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 11:00 a.m., with Pastor Kurt Uhlenbrauck officiating. Burial will follow at St. Jacob Lutheran Church Cemetery in Grass Lake, MI. The family will receive friends at the church on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jacob Lutheran Church.
Arrangements by Caskey-Mitchell Funeral Home, Stockbridge.
