Memorials

Kevin Michael Lowen, age 47, of Columbia City, passed away at 5:05 p.m. on Friday, June 27, 2008, at his Thorncreek Township residence, after a long time battle with a brain tumor.

Born on May 18, 1961, in Fort Wayne, he was the son of Howard E. and Rosemary L.(Carney) Lowen, Sr.

He was a lifetime resident of Columbia City, graduating from Columbia City High School with the Class of 1979, where he played on the high school football team.

On June 13, 1981, he married Gloria L. Minnick in the Columbia City United Methodist Church.

He worked for Columbia City Municipal Utilities as the Supervisor of the Street and Sewer Department of Columbia City for 22 years.

He enjoyed fishing, woodworking and playing poker, but most importantly, his role as a husband and dad.

Survivors include his wife, Gloria L. Lowen of Columbia City; a son, Taylor (Brittany Downing, fiance’) M. Lowen of Columbia City; his parents, Howard E. and Rosemary L. Lowen, Sr., of Columbia City; two brothers, Jeffery L. (Suzanne R.) Lowen of Punta Gorda, Florida; and Howard E. (Jodi) Lowen, Jr. of Columbia City; his father-in-law, Nick Minnick of Fort Wayne; his mother-in-law, Sharon R. (Dale R.) Coffelt of Columbia City and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded by his maternal grandparents, Kenneth and Edrie Carney, and paternal grandparents, Eugene and Leah Lowen.

Visitation is 2-8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 1, 2008, at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Drive, Columbia City. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 at funeral home with Rosie Coyle, Clerk of Columbia City, officiating, along with DeMoney-Grimes funeral celebrants. Burial will follow at Thorn Cemetery, Ormas, Noble County.

Memorials may be given in memory of Mr. Lowen to Riley's Children Hospital, Brain Tumor Research at Indiana University or to Heartland Hospice. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.

To send condolences or sign the guest register, please visit www.demoneygrimes.com