Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Rowe

1920 - 2000  (80 years)

• Name	Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Rowe
  Birth	14 Sep 1920	Lake Park, Dickinson Co., IA
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Nov 2000	Lafayette,TippecanoeCo.IN;bur:TippecanoeMemoryGardens,W.Lafayette,Tippecanoe,IN
  Person ID	I12739	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Ruth Lowe,   b. 12 Jan 1921, Colburn-Buck Creek area, Washington Twp.,Tippecanoe Co., IN d. 27 Jan 1991, Lafayette,TippecanoeCo.IN;bur:TippecanoeMemoryG (Age 70 years)
  Children	1. Dennis Earl Rowe,   b. 21 Oct 1945, Brooklyn, Kings Co. (the borough of Brooklyn & Kings Co. are identical), NY d. 18 Apr 2018, Starkville,OktibbehaCo.,MS;bur:Mem.GardenPk,Starkville,OktibbehaCo.,MS (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F4930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Photos		Rowe, Lawrence Eugene "Larry" (1920-2000) Individual photo of Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Rowe came from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111155503/lawrence-eugene-rowe#source Created by: Evelyn Rowe Nelson Added: 25 May 2013 Find a Grave Memorial 111155503 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 April 2021), memorial page for Lawrence Eugene Rowe (14 Sep 1920–16 Nov 2000), Find a Grave Memorial no. 111155503, citing Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Evelyn Rowe Nelson (contributor 47040334) . Photo was added to the above site by Evelyn Rowe Nelson.
  		Lowe, Ruth (1921-1991) & Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Rowe (1920-2000) 2-Persons photo of (L-R) Ruth Lowe Rowe & Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Rowe came from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111155503/lawrence-eugene-rowe#source Created by: Evelyn Rowe Nelson Added: 25 May 2013 Find a Grave Memorial 111155503 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 April 2021), memorial page for Lawrence Eugene Rowe (14 Sep 1920–16 Nov 2000), Find a Grave Memorial no. 111155503, citing Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Evelyn Rowe Nelson (contributor 47040334) . Photo was added to the above site by Evelyn Rowe Nelson.

  
  

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  Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111155503/lawrence-eugene-rowe Created by: Evelyn Rowe Nelson Added: 25 May 2013 Find a Grave Memorial 111155503 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 April 2021), memorial page for Lawrence Eugene Rowe (14 Sep 1920–16 Nov 2000), Find a Grave Memorial no. 111155503, citing Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Evelyn Rowe Nelson (contributor 47040334) . Lawrence Eugene Rowe BIRTH 14 Sep 1920 Lake Park, Dickinson County, Iowa, USA DEATH 16 Nov 2000 (aged 80) Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA BURIAL Tippecanoe Memory Gardens West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA PLOT Garden of Veterans, Lot 373, Grave B MEMORIAL ID 111155503 · View Source Lawrence"Larry" Eugene Rowe was the first of four children (Lawrence Eugene,Joyce Marie, Joan Earline, Denton C. Rowe) born to Earl Augustus Rowe and Clara Christopherson of Lake Park, Iowa. He was baptized and attended the Presbyterian Church in Lake Park, Iowa where he grew up and graduated from high school. He married in Washington, D.C. to Ruth Lowe b. Jan 12, 1921 daughter of Ida B. and James F. Lowe. In Aug. 1942 during WWII, he enlisted in the Navy at age 21 and was stationed at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station Chicago, IL for basic training and then on to Purdue University for training as an Electrician's Mate. Like many young soldiers , Lawrence found love while serving in the military. While at Purdue, he and his buddy walked past a soda fountain where two young, pretty women were seated. Just as they passed a necklace broke and the two young men picked up the beads rolling across the floor, returned them and introduced themselves to the women. Thus began the courtship between Lawrence and Ruth Lowe. When Lawrence was deployed, Ruth moved to Washington, D.C. and was employed by the Department of the Navy . While on leave, he proposed to her in Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House. They were married on November 7, 1944, the same day that President Roosevelt was elected to his 4th term in office. In 1943 he was deployed on the USS Harry Lee. The ship was involved in the allied invasion of Sicily and had to withstand the Axis air attacks while the troops disembarked. Lawrence was then transferred to the USS Baker , a destroyer escort from 1943-1945. The ship saw action in the Atlantic, most notably receiving a battle star for destroying a German submarine. The 31 German survivors of the submarine were brought to Boston, MA before the USS Baker returned to sea. Back at sea, the ship found itself in a great storm on the North Sea in February 1945 and was heavily damaged. After limping into port in Iceland, the ship was repaired enough so that it could return to New York Navy Yard for extensive repairs. Following WWII, the family resided briefly in Brooklyn, NY, then in Iowa,where he went to school in Ames, IA and worked in Burlington, IA, and finally in Lafayette Indiana where they raised their four children. Lawrence later was employed by the National Homes Corporation of Lafayette, Indiana. His hobby was gardening after his retirement. Lawrence and Ruth's Children: 1. Dr. Dennis Earl Rowe b. Oct. 21, 1945 Brooklyn, NY d. Ap. 21, 2018 (SURVIVING CHILDREN OMITTED) Lawrence is preceded in death by his wife, Ruth (Lowe) Rowe and parents, Earl and Clara Rowe. (SURVIVORS OMITTED) Sources for Evelyn Rowe Nelson's Find A Grave posting are: Descendants of Franklin and Mary Noyes Rowe of Humboldt County, Iowa complied by Velma M. Coffin (granddaughter of Franklin and Mary Rowe) © 1955 Dr. Sharon Rowe Stewart, daughter of Lawrence E. Rowe for personal stories in this biography. Janet Rowe Hawn , daughter of Lawrence E. Rowe for edits. Family Members Parents Photo Earl Augustus Rowe 1890-1980 Photo Clara Matilda Christopherson Rowe 1892-1978 Spouse Photo Ruth Lowe Rowe 1921-1991 (m. 1944) Siblings Photo Joyce Marie Rowe Hadley 1922-2018 Photo Joan Earline Rowe Tjoland 1926-2003 Photo Denton C. Rowe 1932-2009 Children Photo Dennis Earl Rowe 1945-2018 Source of photos of Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Rowe: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111155503/lawrence-eugene-rowe#source Created by: Evelyn Rowe Nelson Added: 25 May 2013 Find a Grave Memorial 111155503 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 April 2021), memorial page for Lawrence Eugene Rowe (14 Sep 1920–16 Nov 2000), Find a Grave Memorial no. 111155503, citing Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Evelyn Rowe Nelson (contributor 47040334) . Photos were added to the above site by Evelyn Rowe Nelson.