Wilma Jean 'Jeanie' Lowe, 64, of Manhattan, passed away Wednesday, October 5th, at Via Christi Health Center- Manhattan.

Born in Manhattan on August 16, 1952, Jeanie was the daughter of William H. and Berris D. (Lutz) Gregg. She attended school in Manhattan and graduated from Manhattan High School in 1970 and then attended KSU. Jeanie was previously married to Robert Stevens. They later divorced. On Nov. 20, 1981 in Wichita she was united in marriage to Harold E. Lowe. Jeanie attended the First Church of the Nazarene in Manhattan.

Jeanie and Harold lived in Cheyenne, WY for many years where she worked for the Department of Veteran's Affairs Hospital as an Information Management manager. She retired in December 2010 as a GS-14 after 30 years of combined civil service. Following her retirement, Jeanie and Harold moved back to Manhattan to be closer to family. Jeanie was very active in the VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 4343, where she was a past Post President. She received the national award as Outstanding Department President in Wyoming for the VFW Ladies Auxiliary and she was a member of the National Council of Administration for District 12. Jeanie was also very active as a volunteer for Toys for Manhattan which enlightened her life and that of many others.

Jeanie is survived by her husband, Harold of the home; her mother, Berris D. Gregg of Manhattan; two daughters, Staci (Sam) Smock of Wamego; Samantha Gross (Terry Spencer), of Pisgah, IA; a son, Heath Lowe, of Columbus, NE; a sister, Linda (Randy) Skinner, of Hugoton; grandchildren, Andrew (Jennifer) Lowe, Ben Lowe, Micheal Gross, Katelyn Gross, Jalen Gross, Sophia Smock and 6 great-grandchildren. Jeanie was preceded in death by her father William H. Gregg.

Her family will gather with friends on Sunday from 4-7 p.m. at the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home for visitation. Funeral services will be held at lO a.m. on Monday, Oct 10, 2016 at the Irvin-Parkview Funeral Home with burial following at the Sunrise Cemetery.

Memorial contributions in Jeanie's name may be directed to Toys for Manhattan or the First Church of the Nazarene. For more information, to send an online condolence or gift visit the funeral home website. Please sign her online guestbook and leave a memory of Jeanie @www.irvinparkview.com.

obituary from The Manhattan Mercury