Kenneth Wayne Lowell

November 6, 1935 - May 2, 2012

Kenneth Wayne Lowell of Falmouth passed away at his home on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. He was 76. He was born on Nov. 6, 1935, in Mount Morris to Kenneth W. and Rose Eva (Engle) Lowell. He married Jeannine Dinse in Flint in 1955, and later married Violet Brown on April 2, 1983, in Clio. He worked in skilled trades at GM in Flint for over 31 years and retired in 1985. He moved with his wife to the Falmouth and Moddersville area. He had served in the U.S. Army overseas post World War II and was a member of the Harrison Masonic Lodge No. 436. He was an avid bowler and enjoyed hunting deer and small game. He was a collector of many different items and a devoted family man who will be greatly missed by all who knew him. He is survived by his wife, Violet Lowell of Falmouth; three children, Pamala Joyce (Charles) Gincel of Clio, Vicky (Scott) White of Oscoda, and John Wayne (Charlotte) Lowell of Columbia, Tenn.; three stepchildren, Ronald (Kathy) Shank of Columbiaville; Peggy (Vaughn) VanWormer of Clio; Larry (Cathy) Shank of Merritt; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; a sister, Marilyn Lowell of Montross, Va.; in-laws, Geraldine Miles of Lapeer, and Harley (Andra) Brown of Clio. He was preceded in death by his parents. A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, June 17, 2012, at 2 p.m. at the home of his daughter Pam Gincel, 2054 Morgan Road, Clio. Arrangements were made by the Burkholder Funeral Home in McBain Guest book is available at www.petersonfh.com.