Catherine A. Rowe, 78, of Rochester Twp., passed away Thursday, February 1, 2024, at Beaver Meadows. Catherine was born August 21, 1945, in Rochester. She was the daughter of the late Jack and Norma (White) Clinton.
Cathie was a retired high school teacher with business education studies in the Blackhawk School District. She was a member of Faith Community United Methodist Church of Rochester. Cathie received her B.S. Degree in education from Geneva College and also a masters in education from the University of Pittsburgh. She attended Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, working on her doctorate. Cathie belonged to the Blackhawk Teachers Book Club and was an avid golfer, loved going to the beaches, traveling in the U.S. and Europe. She enjoyed her lunches with her high school girlfriends and hostessing Christmas Eve parties with family and friends.
Cathie is survived by her husband of 52 years, Timothy L. Rowe, two sons and daughters in law, Douglass C. and Natalie Rowe, Center Twp., Michael C. and Kristen Rowe, Brighton Twp., five grandchildren, Maryn, Madelyn, Samuel, Blake and Colt, a brother and sister in law, Michael and Marjorie Clinton, Evergreen, Colorado, a brother in law, Craig Cropsey, Albuquerque, New Mexico, beloved friends, Kathryn and Jerry Bliton, Chippewa, and Howard and Darlene Graff.
She was preceded in death by a grandson, Charles Douglass Rowe, a sister, Cindie Cropsey, and mother and father in law Mazie and Charles Rowe, Sr.
Friends will be received Monday, February 5, 2024, form 3-7 in the William Murphy Funeral Home, Inc., Rochester, where services will be held Tuesday, February 6, at 11 am. Officiating will be Reverend Emmett Anderson. Family wishes memorial contributions be made to the Parkinson’s Association of Western Pennsylvania or to Faith Community United Methodist Church, Rochester, Pa.
The family would like to thank St. Barnabas Hospice and Beaver Meadow Staff for care given to Cathy.
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