Herbert Carl Henry Schowe, 89, of Union, Mo., passed away Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020, at his home, surrounded by family. He was born on May 9, 1931, in Warren County, the son of the late William Henry Schowe and Nellie Schowe (nee Good). He was united in marriage to Margy Lou Schowe (nee Sprick) on June 7, 1953, at the Frieden’s Evangelical and Reform Church in Warrenton.
Herb served the community in a variety of business and volunteer roles. Upon graduation from Warrenton High School in 1948, he attended Sanford Brown Business College in St. Louis. He worked as manager of the Missouri Farmers Association Exchange in Union for 33 years before retirement. After MFA, he worked nearly 20 years at Hall Brothers Lumber Company before finally retiring, twice.
As a lifelong member of the Evangelical and Reform faith, Herb served on the church council and various committees at Zion United Church of Christ in Union since joining in 1955. Herb and Margy enjoyed traveling, including trips to Spain, St. Thomas, Hawaii, and a road trip to Niagara Falls during the widespread power outage of 2003. They regularly traveled to Branson with family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one grandson, Jason Schowe; one brother, Earl Schowe; and one brother-in-law, Herschel Lichtenberg.
Herb is survived by his wife of 67 wonderful years, Margy; one son, Kevin Schowe and wife Donna of Fenton; one daughter, Jane Gulledge and boyfriend David Meyer of St. Charles; four grandchildren, Melissa Womack and husband Jarod of Fulton, Matthew Schowe and wife Mallory of Tampa, Fla., Michael Gulledge and wife Kathleen of Wentzville, and Joseph Gulledge of St. Charles; two great-grandchildren, Adley and Hudson Womack of Fulton; two sisters-in-law, LaVonna Schowe of Warrenton, and Betty Lichtenberg of Bellflower; brother- and sister-in-law, Larry and Judy Sprick of Warrenton; and many other relatives and friends.
Visitation for Herb Schowe will be Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Oltmann Funeral Home in Union, Mo.
Funeral Service will be Wednesday, Oct. at 11:30 a.m. at Oltmann Funeral Home in Union. Burial will follow at Zion UCC Cemetery in Union.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Zion UCC or Shriner’s Hospital. The Schowe family is served by Oltmann Funeral Home in Union.
