Beatrice “Betty” C. Rowe

VASSALBORO – Beatrice “Betty” C. Rowe, 96, of Vassalboro passed away on Friday, March 11, 2022, at the Alfond Center for Health in Augusta. She was Born on Jan. 17, 1926, in Boothbay Maine, the daughter of Clarence L. and Irene (Abbott) Campbell.She attended school in Boothbay, graduating in 1945, from Boothbay Harbor High School. After graduation she entered nurses training at Maine Medical Center (former Maine General Hospital) through the U.S. Cadet Nursing Corp. She graduated in September of 1948, the final year of the Corp. She worked in several area hospitals including the VA Hospital in Togus where she met her future husband, Carroll A. Rowe, while he was visiting a patient.They married in January 1955. She stopped nursing and worked on the dairy farm with her husband.Beatrice did volunteer work at Volmer’s Nursing Home and at the children’s health clinics in Vassalboro.She was a member of the Vassalboro United Methodist Church and was also involved with the UMW Group.She is survived by her three children, Stephen and wife Ann of Gray, Susan of Vassalboro, and Carol Ann of Waterville; her grandchildren, Courtney Rowe of Fairfield, William, Nathan, and Danny of Gray; two sisters-in-law; and many nieces and nephews.She was predeceased by her husband, Carroll: her brothers, Clarence Campbell, Jr., Bert Campbell, and Gordon Campbell; and her sisters, Pat Giles, and Cynthia, her infant sister. A memorial service will be held at the Vassalboro United Methodist Church at a later date. Burial will be at Methodist Cemetery in Vassalboro.Arrangements are in the care of Lawry Brothers Funeral Home, 107 Main St., Fairfield where memories may be shared, and an online register book signed by visiting http://www.familyfirstfuneralhomes.comBeatrice requested in lieu of flowers, please make a donation to a charity ofone’s choice.

Beatrice “Betty” C. Rowe