Miiko Iwanami Rowe's obituary , Passed away on August 13, 2024 in Hickory, North Carolina

Miiko Iwanami Rowe

December 20, 1936 - August 13, 2024 (87 years old)

Hickory, North Carolina

Miiko Iwanami Rowe's obituary , Passed away on August 13, 2024 in Hickory, North Carolina

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Bass-Smith Funeral Home & Crematory

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Miiko Iwanami Rowe

December 20, 1936 - August 13, 2024 (87 years old)

Hickory, North Carolina

Miiko Iwanami Rowe Obituary

We are sad to announce that on August 13, 2024 we had to say goodbye to Miiko Iwanami Rowe of Hickory, North Carolina. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Takeo Iwanami and Yoshiko Tamura; her husband Peter Pinkney Rowe; her son Mitchell Takeo Rowe; and her stepmother Tomoko Iwanami.

She is survived by: her children, Terry Rowe of Hickory and Kathy Rowe Keener (Staley) of Hickory; her sister Chieko Watanabe; her daughter-in-law Rebecca Bandy Rowe of Hickory; her grandchildren, Peter Allen Rowe, William "Beau" Rowe, Laney Merrill (Josh), Sarah Keener Moretz (Shane Hasty), Katherine Keener Nye (Brandon) and Laura Geraldine Keener; her great grandchildren, Lily Moretz, Eva Grace Moretz, MacLaren Moretz, Sydney Nye and Brody Nye; and her sister-in-law Carol Rowe Smith (Larry). She is also survived by nieces and nephews.

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Funeral arrangement under the care of
Bass-Smith Funeral Home & Crematory



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Aug 17

Funeral service

First United Methodist Church of Hickory
311 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC 28601

Sat

Aug 17

Visitation

First United Methodist Church of Hickory
311 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC 28601

Mon

Aug 19

Burial

Catawba Memorial Park
3060 US-70, Hickory, NC 28602

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