Visitation
April 20, 2011
5-8 PM
Location: Rausch Funeral Home - Port Republic, MD [Map]
Funeral Service
April 21, 2011
11:00 AM
Location: Trinity United Methodist Church [Map]
Burial
Location: Southern Memorial Gardens [Map]
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Genevieve Moreland Fowler, age 94, a life long resident of Calvert County, died at her home on April 16, 2011. She was born March 29, 1917 in Chaney (now part of Dunkirk) Maryland to James Albert and Isabel Griffith Moreland. In her early years she attended a one room school house in Chaney and later graduated from Prince Frederick High School. In 1936 she married Millard Fowler and began married life in North Beach, Maryland where Millard worked in the A & P grocery store. In 1939 they moved to Prince Frederick where they opened their own grocery business known as Peoples Food Store on Main Street. Jenny, as she was known, was the bookkeeper and secretary, using skills she learned while attending Strayer College in Washington, D.C. In 1959 they built and opertated a new store on Route 4 known as the IGA Foodliner.
In her liesure time Jenny was an avid gardener and an accomplished seamstress. She and Millard kept their cabin cruiser in Solomons, MD and loved to fish and cruise the waterways. In 1971 Millard died ending their partnership of some 35 years leaving Jenny only 54 years old to carry on. With her independence and strong will she managed rental property and maintained her home for nearly 40 years. Jenny was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church and enjoyed fellowship with her friends there.
She is survived by her son James [Jamie] and his wife Eileen; two grandchildren, Dana Langley and her husband Leon, Tiffany Nickels and her husband Richard [Rich]; three great grandchildren, James Leon Langley, Taylor Michelle Langley and Parker James Nickels; one sister Alberta Watson and her daughter Jane Watson. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews and other relatives and by many friends.
The family will receive relatives and friends on Wednesday April 20th from 5-8 PM at Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., 4405 Broomes Island Road, Port Republic, MD. A funeral service will be held on April 21 at 11:00 A.M. at Trinity United Methodist Church in Prince Frederick. Interment will follow at Southern Memorial Gardens in Dunkirk, MD.
Memorial Contributions
Calvert Hospice
P.O. Box 838
Prince Frederick, MD 20678
or online at www.calverthospice.org
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