Meryle Elsie Sowers Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Meryle Elsie Sowers, 93, passed away Thursday August 22, 2013 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio Perrysburg. She was born May 18, 1920 to Gerhard and Edna Powell Kasch in Chicago, IL. A graduate of DeVilbiss High School, Class of 1938, Meryle married her high school sweetheart, Robert R. Sowers, June 7, 1941. They enjoyed 66 years of marriage until he preceded her in death in 2007. Meryle enjoyed reminiscing about the time she spent as a Rainbow Girl during her childhood. She worked as a bookkeeper at Lamson's, Royster Fertilizer, Bartz Viviano, and Valet Paint before retiring in 1985. She and Robert spent 20 years in Bonita Springs, FL , where Meryle wrote a column of current events in her community for the Bonita Banner newspaper. Upon returning to Temperance, MI in 2005, Meryle spent her time as a volunteer at Flower Hospital, where she was a “frog lady”. She was an excellent seamstress and took up portrait sketching and painting in her later years. Surviving are her children, Douglas W. Sowers of Aurora, IL, Susan (Eric) Ruch, Rick (Wendy) Sowers; 6 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren; sister, Shirley (Robert) Pochadt; sister-in-law, Barbara Sowers and many nieces and nephews. Meryle was preceded in death by her brother, Stuart P. Kasch and sister, Ardell (June) Diehlman. Friends are invited to visit from 2:00 to 8:00pm Sunday, August 25 at Ansberg-West Funeral Home 3000 Sylvania Avenue where services will be held at 11:00am Monday August 26. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Northwest Ohio. Online condolences may be left at www.ansberg-west.com

Meryle Elsie Sowers

May 18, 1920 - August 22, 2013