Anna Crowe Obituary (1947

Anna Crowe, age 72, of Menomonie, WI passed away Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, WI. She was born May 17, 1947 in Schwäbisch Hall, West Germany to Ivan and Kathrina (Budzak) Gawlowski. She moved with her family to the United States and graduated from Pulaski High School in Milwaukee in 1967. Throughout her life Anna lived in various places, including Milwaukee, St. Paul, Barron, Menomonie and Knapp. She worked at Goodwill Industries as a mail currier in Milwaukee where she met her husband to be, Clarence “Skip” Crowe. They were married Feb. 22, 1975 in St. Paul, MN. Together, they ran a motel in Seattle – Tacoma, WA. Anna then worked at Pearson Candy Company and Clark’s Submarine in St. Paul, MN. Mainly She was a homemaker who loved cooking, doing needle point and especially spending time with her granddaughters. She was a very spiritual person with a strong devotion to God. Anna is survived by her son Allen Crowe of Menomonie; daughter Lily Crowe of Boyceville; granddaughters, Gina Patton and Jasmine Holman of Boyceville; her brother John (Joan) Gannon of Dunlap, IL; Cousin, Marie Kushner of Milwaukee, WI.;sisters-in-law, Gloria (Peter) Torgerson of Colfax and Marilyn (Alan) Wheeler of Lake Odessa, MI; brothers-in-law, Ron (Julie) Bien of Menomonie and Randy (Brenda) Crowe of Eau Claire; also several nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Clarence; a brother Louis Gawlowski and sister-in-law Bernadine Bien. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, Feb. 24, 2020 at Olson Funeral Home in Menomonie, with Pastor Brian Brulz officiating. There will be visitation at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Couderay, WI at a later date.