THURLOW, Rose Marie

The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ May 2, 2007 p. A14 Rose Marie (Howard) Thurlow was born in 1919 in Lovell, Wyo., to Maude (Brewster) and Ray Howard. She passed away on Monday, April 28. She was raised in Billings, Mont., until her senior year and graduated from high school in Kalispell, Mont. She then moved to Butte, Mont., where she sang semi-professionally and was a member of the Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority. In 1942, she married Ernest Thurlow, a geologist for Anaconda Copper Mining Company in Butte. Rose Marie and her family lived in South America and many states across the country before residing in St. Paul, Minn., for 14 years. She and her husband lived in Billings from 1973 to 1993, where they were involved in St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Anglican Cursillo for several years. They also enjoyed time with their children and grandchildren in Montana at their summer home in Bitterroot Lake, near Kalispell. The Thurlows retired to Wickenburg in 1993 and actively participated in St. Alban's Episcopal Church. Rose Marie was preceded in death by her parents; her brother Ray Howard Jr.; and her sister Emogene Cookson. She is survived by her husband in Wickenburg; sons and daughters-in-law Howard and Martha Thurlow of Little Canada, Minn., Greg and Audrey Thurlow of Bozeman, Mont., and Richard Thurlow and Anju Vaidya-Thurlow of Philadelphia; daughter and son-in-law Jane Thurlow and Kevin Hartse of Spokane, Wash.; and seven grandchildren. She is remembered for her warmth, her love of music and her devotion to God. A memorial service will take place at St. Alban's at 2 p.m. Saturday (May 5). Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or St. Alban's Church.