The Rochester Sentinel 1970 - Fulton County Public Library

Herbert Craft
Herbert CRAFT, 52, R.R. 2, Rochester, died at his residence at 11:30 p.m. Friday of an
apparent coronary attack after several years’ illness.
He was born Feb. 10, 1915 in Salyersville, Ky. and had lived in the local area for the past
30 years. He was married April 2, 1941 in Salyersville to Edna CARPENTER who survives. He
retired from service with the Erie-Lackawanna railroad after 17 years due to ill health. He was a
member of the Eagles lodge 852.
He is survived by five daughers, Mrs. Larry (Mary) ARVIN, Athens, Mrs. Kathy
BALDWIN, R.R. 2, Rochester, Mrs. Jack (Barbara) CARTWRIGHT, R.R. 5, Rochester, Karen
and Rosa [CRAFT], at home; two sons, Paul and Steven [CRAFT], both at home; five
grandchildren; a half-brother, Connie COLLINS, Salyersville, Ky.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the Foster & Good funeral home with the Rev.
Gary McDONALD officiating. Burial will be in the Rochester I.O.O.F. cemetery.
Friends may call after 2 p.m. Sunday.
Monday, December 21, 1970
Dr. Howard H. Rowe
Dr. Howard H. ROWE, 62, 417 West Ninth street, died Saturday at 11:50 p.m. in South
Bend Memorial hospital, where he had been admitted at 5:45 a.m. that day, after suffering a heart
attack at his home.
Dr. Rowe’s death was entirely unexpected; he had attended the Rochester high school
basketball game, as was his usual custom, Friday night at Warsaw.
Last rites will be Wednesday at 11:15 a.m. in the St. Joseph’s Catholic church with
Father George LANNING officiating. Burial will be in the Athens cemetery. Friends may call at
the Foster & Good funeral home after 2 p.m. Tuesday. The Rosary will be recited at the funeral
home Tuesday at 7 p.m. by Father Harold WELLER.
Dr. Rowe, who had been in the general practice of medicine in Rochester since 1944, is
the scond local physician to die suddenly of a heart attack this year. Dr. E. V. HERENDEEN was
stricken fatally Aug. 3.
The past four months Dr. Rowe had been in charge of the campaign to raise funds to
equip the coronary and intensive care unit at Woodlawn hospital in Dr. Herendeen’s memory. The
drive went over its $25,000 goal.
He had been active in civic affairs despite his medical practice, having served as county
coroner from 1956-64 and as school board member during the time new elementary schools were
planned and built here in the 1950s.
A graduate of Rochester high school, he received his M.D. degree from the Indiana
university school of Medicine and was a member of the Indiana State Medical Association,
Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, and the Fulton County Medical Society. A
former chief of staff of Woodlawn hospital, he also was 1970 fund drive chairman of the I.U.
medical school.
Dr. Rowe was a member of St. Joseph’s church, Moose, Eagles and Elks lodges;
Fraternal Order of Police and National Rifle association.
He was born Nov. 12, 1908, at Athens, the son of Frederick and Grace HEETER ROWE,
and had spent most of his life in this community. His marriage was Aug. 21, 1941, at
Indianapolis, to Margaret LEE, who survives.
Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Karl (Lee Ann) NEWCOMB, St. Mary’s-of-the-
Woods, Ind., and Miss Dina G. ROWE, a senior at Indiana State university; one son, Patrik H.