NORTH MANCHESTER – Ruth H. Bendsen Rowe, 86, North Manchester, died at 7:25 p.m. May 13, 2012, in Timbercrest Healthcare Center, North Manchester.
She was born Aug. 15, 1925, in Cook County, Ill., to Neils and Ingeborg Nyby Bendsen. On June 11, 1949, she married James E. Rowe, who survives.
She was a teacher at North Webster Elementary School for 20 years, retiring in 1988. She was a member of Manchester Church of the Brethren, North Manchester. She graduated from Manchester College in 1947, receiving a bachelor’s degree in home economics. She later graduated from Illinois State University in 1969, receiving a master’s degree in reading and education.
Surviving are a son, Kenneth J. (and spouse Bonnee) Rowe, Myrtle Beach, S.C.; two daughters, Karen J. (and spouse Randy) Roberts-Sare, North Manchester, and Kay J. (and spouse David) Shain, Pataskala, Ohio; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by a brother and four sisters.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Timbercrest Chapel, North Manchester, with Pastor Kurt Borgmann and Joan Deeter officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, North Manchester.
Calling is from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral chapel. ***** Memorials may be made to Timbercrest Senior Living Community, P.O. Box 501, North Manchester, IN 46962.
