Adeline Lowe, of Cassopolis

Published 9:38 am Monday, June 27, 2016

Sept. 22, 1923 — June 23, 2016

Adeline M. Lowe, 92, of Cassopolis, Michigan went to be with the Lord, Thursday, June 23, 2016, peacefully in her sleep at her home on Diamond Lake.

Adeline was born September 22, 1923 in Stevensville, Michigan to Anton and Clara (Lorenz) Friesl.

Adeline Lowe

In 1947, her parents provided the seed money for her then husband, Edward Lowe to open Edward Lowe Industries in order to begin manufacturing the company’s first product, Kitty Litter brand cat box filler to later be known as Tidy Cat brand cat box filler.

From this marriage three daughters and one son were born. All four children are survivors. Her daughters: Marilyn (Joseph) Miller of New Buffalo, Michigan; Kathy (Todd) Petersen of Petoskey, Michigan; Marcia (Max) O’Neill of Naples, Florida; her son Thomas Edward (Mary) Lowe of Granger, Indiana; seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren; and her beloved niece, Patty (Ron) Wojan of Beaver Island, Michigan.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Minne Page and Claire Gleason; and by a brother, Tony Friesl

Addy, as many friends had called her, loved playing bridge, gardening, music, as well as traveling around the world. She was an all-sports aficionado. Each season she would “Cheer On” her beloved Notre Dame football and basketball teams. Addy was also a devout and active member of Saint Ann’s Catholic Church of Cassopolis, Michigan and lived in Cass for over 71 years. Each fall, she would travel to her beautiful condominium overlooking the Gulf of Mexico in Naples, Florida.

Family and friends will gather for a Memorial Mass to celebrate her life, to be held in July. More detailed date and time to be determined.

Adeline will be laid to rest at Calvary Cemetery in Niles, Michigan.

Donations in Adeline’s memory may be directed to the St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105 or the Cass County COA, The Lowe Center, 60525 Decatur Road, Cassopolis, Michigan 49031

Arrangements have been entrusted to Connelly Chapel Wagner Family Funerals, Cassopolis.

Please share a memory or a message online: wagnercares.com.

God Knew

That you were Suffering.

That the hills were hard to climb

So He gently closed your eyelids

And whispered “Peace be thine.”

In tears we watched you sinking

We watched you fade away

Our hearts were surely broken

You fought so hard to stay

But when we saw you sleeping

So peaceful, free from pain

We could not wish you back

To suffer that again

It broke our hearts to lose you

But you did not go alone

For part of us went with you

The day God called you home.