Sally Rowen

Sally Rowen, 77 year old resident of Little Falls, MN passed away on Monday, May 28, 2007 at her home in Little Falls. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, May 31, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Church in Little Falls, with Fr. Mark Innocenti officiating. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 30, 2007 from 4:00 a" 8:00 p.m. at Emblom-Brenny Funeral Service, East Chapel, Little Falls, MN. Christian Mothers will pray the rosary at 4:30 p.m. followed by Parish Prayers at 6:30 p.m. Visitation will also be Thursday at 9:30 a.m. until the service hour at the funeral home. Interment will be at Minnesota Veterans Cemetery. Our hearts ache at our loss of a very special lady, Marcella "Sally" Rowen. Sally passed away on May 28, 2007, at home surrounded by her family. She was diagnosed with lung cancer in October 2006. Sally was born to John & Julia Peschl in Browerville, Minnesota on February 11, 1930. Born into a farm family, she was an entrepreneur at an early age selling eggs and milk in town. She met her husband, Les Rowen, when he was visiting a friend in Browerville while on leave from the Army. They were married April 21, 1952, a marriage of 55 years that ended with love, tenderness, and the sorrow of losing a life's best friend. They were not only partners in life, but partners in business, having owned and operated Rowen Accounting Service for 22 years. Sally endured the pain of losing her son, Allen, to pneumonia at 3 months of age and watching her newly remodeled home burn to the ground. She loved spending time with her family. She was passionate about fishing, always ready at a moments notice to go! She created beautiful needlepoint pillows, and refinished many pieces of furniture, not only for herself, but for children and grandchildren. Like her mother, she had a love for nature and songbirds. Sally was not fond of her given name. Her quick wit always provided special words for those who dared to call her Marcella. Sally leaves behind her husband, Les in Little Falls, daughter Colleen (Robert) Terrazas of Missoula, MT, and seven children who reside in Minnesota, Mark (Lea), John, Tom (Lisa), Denise, Bruce (Toni), Robert, and Julie (Curt) Sievert, her sole surviving sibling Noreen Gessell of Swanville, Minnesota, and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Sally also supported to adulthood two children through the Christian Children's Fund. Unity Family Hospice of Morrison County Minnesota provided end of life care and support for which her family is very grateful. In lieu of flowers the family would prefer a memorial in Sally's name to Hospice of Morrison County. Pallbearers will be Sally's grandchildren.