ROWLAND, Mragaret Rose

Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, AZ >>>Published on Sunday, September 25, 2016 <<< Margaret Rose Rowland, 66, passed away unexpectedly from a recent illness on Sept 20, 2016. She was born July 17, 1950 in Hanover, Pa., to Richard James Breighner and Ethel Caroline Shorb. She is preceded in death by her parents and her son, John E. “Jack” Rowland, Jr. She married John E. “J.R.” Rowland, Sr. in Hanover, Pa., Aug. 4, 1973. Margaret was an inspirational example of love, selflessness, service, and joy. She utilized these skills throughout her 40 years in the healthcare industry. She always put others’ needs before her own and always was a friend to a stranger. She thought service was more important than anything else. She read scriptures almost daily and received insight and inspiration from it. She learned the power of prayer and exercised it. She always knew there was a celestial home and now she is there. We will miss her but we will see her again as will her many friends. She had a great sense of humor with an infectious laugh. She was loved by all who knew her. She is survived by her husband John E. “J.R.” Rowland, Sr. of St. George, Utah, formerly of Lake Havasu City, children Michele and Richard Armstrong of Centerville, Texas, Michael and Jill Rowland of Oak Grove, Mo., Rebecca and Matthew Webb of Las Vegas, and Victoria and Justin McHenry of San Antonio, Texas, eight grandchildren, sister Mary Breighner of Duncannon, Pa., second cousin Anna Kuhn of Gettysburg, Pa., and various nieces and nephews. A funeral service is Sept. 26 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 259 North Mall Dr., St. George at 11 a.m., with a brief viewing starting at 9:30 a.m. Visitation is Sept. 25 at Metcalf Mortuary in St. George from 6 to 8 p.m. Interment and a brief memorial will be at the gravesite in Lake Havasu Memorial Gardens in Lake Havasu City, Sept. 27 at 11 a.m. This service is open to the public. Arrangements were entrusted to the care of Metcalf Mortuary, 435- 673-4221. For condolences, full obituary, and funeral listings, please visit the website www.metcalfmortuary.com. In lieu of flowers, you may donate to a children’s charity in her name.