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1. | Stephen John ROWLEY was born 24 Mar 1880, Mansfield, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania; died 4 Mar 1971, Coraopolis, Moon Twp, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania; was buried 8 Mar 1971, Perryopolis, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania at Mt Washington Cemetery. Notes: "Baddad", as he was fondly called by his grandchildren, was a kind, quiet man. He seemed to rule the house with an iron fist, though, it seemed to be done without ever saying a word. For as long as I can remember, he always had his garden. Sometimes he had to rent a plot of ground blocks from his home. It was always a special treat to be allowed to tag along to spend a morning or afternoon with him working in the garden. If I was lucky, he would dig up a kohlrabi, peel it with the penknife he always carried and slice it into bite size pieces for me to eat. This was a very special treat to me. In the late 1940's, when they lived on Schley Avenue, I remember him sitting at the table on the chair in the corner by the window listening to the Pirates baseball game on the radio. There was a big floor model radio in the living room, but I don't remember him ever listening to the ball games on it. In the early evening, he would sit in his easy chair reading the Pittsburgh Press newspaper. More often than not, he would actually be napping behind the paper. In the evenings he would usually walk to Duffy's Tavern in Crafton to drink beer and exchange stories with his cronies. Some evenings he would get together with his neighbor, Tom Creely, and they would harmonize old songs way into the night. Occasionally one or both would play the bazooka. As the years passed and he became older, much older, he only wanted to stay at home - it was even a chore to get him to go to the home of one of his children. He continued to garden up until just a few years prior to his death at age 91. Stephen married Fanny Ethel SANTMYER 30 Dec 1911, Homestead, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Fanny (daughter of James Jacob SANTMYER and Helen Marr SHAW) was born 8 May 1890, Scottdale, Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania; died 8 Jun 1980, Coraopolis, Moon Twp, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania; was buried 11 Jun 1980, Perryopolis, Fayette Co., Pennsylvania at Mt Washington Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
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2. | James Richard ROWLEY (1.Stephen1) James married Thelma EDWARDS [Group Sheet]
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3. | Patricia A. ROWLEY (2.James2, 1.Stephen1) was born 14 Mar 1942, Ingram, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; died 26 May 2016, Oakdale, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Notes: O'TOOLE PATRICIA L. (ROWLEY) Patricia — John O'TOOLE. John was born 25 Jul 1942; died 10 Feb 2012, North Fayette Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. [Group Sheet] |