Frances Krowe

DELTAVILLE

Frances Morrette Krowe was born November 17, 1933 in Washington, D.C., daughter of the late Frank and Grace Morrette. Frances passed quietly and serenely on July 6, 2012 at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital in Gloucester, Va. A cherished, loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and friend, Frances is survived by her husband of 58 years Allen J. Krowe; her daughter, Vicki Krowe Carr, granddaughters Melissa and Ashley Carr, her daughter, Valerie Krowe Shostak and son-in-law, Dean Shostak, granddaughters Abigail, Josephine and Patricia Shostak; her sister Doris Polites, her sister-in-law Velma Krowe Gray and Douglas T. Gray, and numerous nephews and cousins. Frances and Allen met and married in 1953 while attending the University of Maryland. Following Allen’s tour as an Air Force Pilot, they settled in Rockville, Maryland, and then Chappaqua, New York. Frances was a full partner in Allen’s long and fruitful career with first, IBM, and then Texaco and all that the family accomplished. After having lived and worked in New York and Connecticut for many years, upon retirement they jointly chose to acquire a home in Deltaville, Va. as well as Ocean Reef, Key Largo, Florida. A viewing will be held at Bristow-Faulkner Funeral Home in Saluda, Va. on Tuesday, July 10th from 6 until 8pm. A private interment will be followed by a Celebration of life of this gracious, gentle, giving Lady at Harmony Grove Baptist Church in Topping, Va. on Thursday, July 12, 2012 at 2pm. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to Zoar Baptist Church, PO Box 1010 or the Maritime Museum in Deltaville, PO Box 466, both in Deltaville, Va. 23043.