Following a brief illness, Daniel Lee Lowman, 91, of Winona Lake, was surrounded by his loving family when he passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2025.
Dan was born in Warsaw, on Feb. 12, 1934, the son of Samuel M. and Thelma F. Paulus Lowman.
Dan grew up in Warsaw and was a 1952 graduate of Warsaw High School where he participated in football and band.
Dan attended Purdue University before going to work on the family farm. He then worked as a mail carrier for the United States Post Office and later worked in sales at Warsaw Chemical Company.
On Aug. 3, 1957, Dan was united in marriage to Rosemarie Hill in Winona Lake. Dan and Rose raised one wonderful child and three others during nearly 45 years together. In 1974, they started Lowman's Rug Service and worked together in the industrial laundry business until their retirement in 1991. During retirement they enjoyed traveling around the country in their motorcoach. They made many life-long friends along the way.
Dan was a past member of the Masonic Lodge #73, Kosciusko County Mizpah Shrine, Shrine minibike patrol, Scottish Rite, Kosciusko County Board of Health and the Gold Wing Road Riders Association. He loved motorcycling and proudly rode his 2008 Honda Gold Wing over 240,000 miles. Dan also enjoyed flying his Cessna 180 and had his private pilot license with the instrument endorsement.
Dan spent many years in Port Orange, Florida, with his late companion Linda J. MacDonald (2020) before returning to Winona Lake in 2024.
The loving memory of Dan will be forever cherished by his three other children: Rhonda (Todd) Deaton, Lynda (Tony) Miller, of Warsaw; and Michael (Shari Gibson) Lowman, of Yelm, Wash.; five grandchildren: Sheena (Nate) White, Blake Deaton, of Warsaw; Haley (David) White, of Sitka, Alaska; Chase (Megan) Deaton, of Leesburg; and Kristin (Josh) Blount, of Ardmore, Okla.; 13 great-grandchildren: Parker Deaton, Johanna White, William White, Ryan Carnes, Roman Deaton, of Warsaw; Reid Deaton, of Terre Haute; Gwen White, Alice White, of Sitka; Paul Deaton, Owen Deaton, Charlotte Deaton, of Leesburg; Jonathan Blount and Noah Blount, of Ardmore.
Dan was preceded in death by his parents, Samuel M. Lowman (1991), Thelma F. Lowman (1961); his brother, Lt. Samuel (Bud) Lowman Jr. (1944); his wife, Rosemarie (Hill) Lowman (2002); his one wonderful child, Pamela M. Plesher (2021); his granddaughter, Meghan M. Miller (1995); and his great-grandson, Jakob D. Blount (2011).
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, March 8 at 3 p.m. at the chapel at Grace Village Retirement Community, 337 Grace Village Drive, Winona Lake.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Dan’s honor may be given to Shriners Hospitals for Children, 2211 N. Oak Park Ave., Chicago, IL 60707.