ELIZABETH "Betty" Rosemary MORGANO b. Dec. 22, 1921 in Chicago, IL was the seventh of eight children born to Ralph Morgano & Maria Berenice Trivisonno (Italian immigrants).
She graduated from high school in Chicago in 1939 and went to work at Chicago Mail Order. She met her husband, Kenneth, in June of 1946 at a dance at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. Ken was stationed at the Naval base. Elizabeth Morgano married Kenneth Knowlton ROWE on Sept. 21, 1946 in Washington, DC. They lived in Washington, DC and then Missouri for a brief period as Ken finished Naval service during WWII.
In Oct. 1948 they moved to Lake Park, Iowa where Ken went into his father, Leslie Rowe's implement business until the end of 1955 when he began farming.
Betty and Ken raised 7 children before moving to Anaheim, California in June of 1962. Betty was a homemaker and active in St. Philip's Benizi Church, Fullerton, CA. Her family was her priority and she was good at keeping in touch with family and friends. She was very interested in genealogy and kept the family records on all sides.
Betty Morgano and Kenneth Knowlton Rowe's 7 children :
1. Kathleen Marie Rowe "Kathy" b. 1947 m. Darell Geen Ray 1942-2007 2 children Jenanne and Darrell
2. Kenneth Knowlton Rowe, Jr. "Ken" 1949 m. Terri Marie Gaspar . No Children
3. Eileen Rosemary Rowe b. May 3,1950 Estherville, IA -.Jan. 28, 2021 Anaheim, CA m. Timothy R. Young. 2 children: Elizabeth and Emily. Cause of death: COVID.
4. Christeen Kay Rowe b. 1951 m. John P. Poole . No children
5. Maureen Gail Rowe b. July 1, 1953 Estherville, Iowa d. Oct. 2, 2018 Longview, WA one son: Morris Rosenthal. Cause of death: unknown, but had heart problems.
6. Ralph Leslie Rowe b. Dec. 10, 1956 m. Hali Shinn. One child from previous marriage: Kenneth David Rowe
7. Leslie Michael Rowe b. 1959 m. Irene Chico . No children
In Aug. 2003 Betty went into assisted living at Fullerton Gardens,Fullerton, CA then to Richman Gardens. She had dementia. She was visited often by her 7 children and spouses, 7 grandchildren and 4 g. grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth, and her parents Ralph & Maria Bernice Morgano 3 brothers and 2 sisters. She was buried on Sept. 17, 2007 at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery following a Mass at St. Philip Benizi Church in Fullerton, CA. She is missed by all.
She graduated from high school in Chicago in 1939 and went to work at Chicago Mail Order. She met her husband, Kenneth, in June of 1946 at a dance at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. Ken was stationed at the Naval base. Elizabeth Morgano married Kenneth Knowlton ROWE on Sept. 21, 1946 in Washington, DC. They lived in Washington, DC and then Missouri for a brief period as Ken finished Naval service during WWII.
In Oct. 1948 they moved to Lake Park, Iowa where Ken went into his father, Leslie Rowe's implement business until the end of 1955 when he began farming.
Betty and Ken raised 7 children before moving to Anaheim, California in June of 1962. Betty was a homemaker and active in St. Philip's Benizi Church, Fullerton, CA. Her family was her priority and she was good at keeping in touch with family and friends. She was very interested in genealogy and kept the family records on all sides.
Betty Morgano and Kenneth Knowlton Rowe's 7 children :
1. Kathleen Marie Rowe "Kathy" b. 1947 m. Darell Geen Ray 1942-2007 2 children Jenanne and Darrell
2. Kenneth Knowlton Rowe, Jr. "Ken" 1949 m. Terri Marie Gaspar . No Children
3. Eileen Rosemary Rowe b. May 3,1950 Estherville, IA -.Jan. 28, 2021 Anaheim, CA m. Timothy R. Young. 2 children: Elizabeth and Emily. Cause of death: COVID.
4. Christeen Kay Rowe b. 1951 m. John P. Poole . No children
5. Maureen Gail Rowe b. July 1, 1953 Estherville, Iowa d. Oct. 2, 2018 Longview, WA one son: Morris Rosenthal. Cause of death: unknown, but had heart problems.
6. Ralph Leslie Rowe b. Dec. 10, 1956 m. Hali Shinn. One child from previous marriage: Kenneth David Rowe
7. Leslie Michael Rowe b. 1959 m. Irene Chico . No children
In Aug. 2003 Betty went into assisted living at Fullerton Gardens,Fullerton, CA then to Richman Gardens. She had dementia. She was visited often by her 7 children and spouses, 7 grandchildren and 4 g. grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth, and her parents Ralph & Maria Bernice Morgano 3 brothers and 2 sisters. She was buried on Sept. 17, 2007 at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery following a Mass at St. Philip Benizi Church in Fullerton, CA. She is missed by all.
ELIZABETH "Betty" Rosemary MORGANO b. Dec. 22, 1921 in Chicago, IL was the seventh of eight children born to Ralph Morgano & Maria Berenice Trivisonno (Italian immigrants).
She graduated from high school in Chicago in 1939 and went to work at Chicago Mail Order. She met her husband, Kenneth, in June of 1946 at a dance at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. Ken was stationed at the Naval base. Elizabeth Morgano married Kenneth Knowlton ROWE on Sept. 21, 1946 in Washington, DC. They lived in Washington, DC and then Missouri for a brief period as Ken finished Naval service during WWII.
In Oct. 1948 they moved to Lake Park, Iowa where Ken went into his father, Leslie Rowe's implement business until the end of 1955 when he began farming.
Betty and Ken raised 7 children before moving to Anaheim, California in June of 1962. Betty was a homemaker and active in St. Philip's Benizi Church, Fullerton, CA. Her family was her priority and she was good at keeping in touch with family and friends. She was very interested in genealogy and kept the family records on all sides.
Betty Morgano and Kenneth Knowlton Rowe's 7 children :
1. Kathleen Marie Rowe "Kathy" b. 1947 m. Darell Geen Ray 1942-2007 2 children Jenanne and Darrell
2. Kenneth Knowlton Rowe, Jr. "Ken" 1949 m. Terri Marie Gaspar . No Children
3. Eileen Rosemary Rowe b. May 3,1950 Estherville, IA -.Jan. 28, 2021 Anaheim, CA m. Timothy R. Young. 2 children: Elizabeth and Emily. Cause of death: COVID.
4. Christeen Kay Rowe b. 1951 m. John P. Poole . No children
5. Maureen Gail Rowe b. July 1, 1953 Estherville, Iowa d. Oct. 2, 2018 Longview, WA one son: Morris Rosenthal. Cause of death: unknown, but had heart problems.
6. Ralph Leslie Rowe b. Dec. 10, 1956 m. Hali Shinn. One child from previous marriage: Kenneth David Rowe
7. Leslie Michael Rowe b. 1959 m. Irene Chico . No children
In Aug. 2003 Betty went into assisted living at Fullerton Gardens,Fullerton, CA then to Richman Gardens. She had dementia. She was visited often by her 7 children and spouses, 7 grandchildren and 4 g. grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth, and her parents Ralph & Maria Bernice Morgano 3 brothers and 2 sisters. She was buried on Sept. 17, 2007 at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery following a Mass at St. Philip Benizi Church in Fullerton, CA. She is missed by all.
She graduated from high school in Chicago in 1939 and went to work at Chicago Mail Order. She met her husband, Kenneth, in June of 1946 at a dance at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. Ken was stationed at the Naval base. Elizabeth Morgano married Kenneth Knowlton ROWE on Sept. 21, 1946 in Washington, DC. They lived in Washington, DC and then Missouri for a brief period as Ken finished Naval service during WWII.
In Oct. 1948 they moved to Lake Park, Iowa where Ken went into his father, Leslie Rowe's implement business until the end of 1955 when he began farming.
Betty and Ken raised 7 children before moving to Anaheim, California in June of 1962. Betty was a homemaker and active in St. Philip's Benizi Church, Fullerton, CA. Her family was her priority and she was good at keeping in touch with family and friends. She was very interested in genealogy and kept the family records on all sides.
Betty Morgano and Kenneth Knowlton Rowe's 7 children :
1. Kathleen Marie Rowe "Kathy" b. 1947 m. Darell Geen Ray 1942-2007 2 children Jenanne and Darrell
2. Kenneth Knowlton Rowe, Jr. "Ken" 1949 m. Terri Marie Gaspar . No Children
3. Eileen Rosemary Rowe b. May 3,1950 Estherville, IA -.Jan. 28, 2021 Anaheim, CA m. Timothy R. Young. 2 children: Elizabeth and Emily. Cause of death: COVID.
4. Christeen Kay Rowe b. 1951 m. John P. Poole . No children
5. Maureen Gail Rowe b. July 1, 1953 Estherville, Iowa d. Oct. 2, 2018 Longview, WA one son: Morris Rosenthal. Cause of death: unknown, but had heart problems.
6. Ralph Leslie Rowe b. Dec. 10, 1956 m. Hali Shinn. One child from previous marriage: Kenneth David Rowe
7. Leslie Michael Rowe b. 1959 m. Irene Chico . No children
In Aug. 2003 Betty went into assisted living at Fullerton Gardens,Fullerton, CA then to Richman Gardens. She had dementia. She was visited often by her 7 children and spouses, 7 grandchildren and 4 g. grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth, and her parents Ralph & Maria Bernice Morgano 3 brothers and 2 sisters. She was buried on Sept. 17, 2007 at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery following a Mass at St. Philip Benizi Church in Fullerton, CA. She is missed by all.
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Wife of Kenneth K. Rowe; mother to Kathy, Ken, Christeen, Maureen, Ralph & Leslie Rowe
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