Frank Lowell (1923-2009)
Frank Holtzman Lowell, 85, of Ashland died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, at Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, following an extended illness.
He was born Oct. 11, 1923, in Norfolk, Va., the son of the late Frederick Dentzel and Neal Holtzman Lowell. He was the husband of Betty Ross Lowell, who survives.
The U.S. Navy veteran of World War II was a retired planner and estimator at the Naval Air Station in Norfolk with 35 years of service. He was of the Episcopal faith.
Survivors, in addition to his wife, include one daughter, Lenetia N. Gerken and husband, Henry of Edwards, Colo.; brothers-in-law, Merrill Ross and wife, Alyce, of Ashland, Louis Kahne of Ashland and Billy McCleod of Springfield, Va..; two granddaughters, Catherine Ann and Elizabeth Caroline Gerken of Edwards; and a host of nieces and nephews.
There will be no public visitation or funeral services. Burial will be in Norfolk at a later date.
Steen Funeral Home, Central Avenue in Ashland is in charge of the arrangements.
Online condolences may be sent to www.steenfuneralhomes.com.
