Wanda Lowe

Born June 30, 1915, Wanda Bell Lowe grew up on a ranch north of Beatty, Nevada before moving to Las Vegas when she reached high school age. She attended the University of Nevada for two years and taught school in Caliente and Mesquite, Nevada. In the summer of 1939, she attended the San Francisco World�s Fair and enrolled in classes at the University of California, Berkeley where she met Robert Pearson Lowe. Wanda and Bob married in 1941 and moved to New Mexico in 1950 where they raised four children in Santa Fe and Albuquerque. Wanda earned Bachelor�s and Master�s degrees in Education at Highlands University, Las Vegas, New Mexico and returned to teaching until retirement. Wanda enjoyed painting, traveling, reading, and her cats. She attributed her long life to drinking buttermilk. Wanda passed away at her home in Albuquerque on April 26, 2014 and is survived by her children, Joanne McCloskey, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Arthur Lowe, Tempe, Arizona; Rhonda Lowe, Fort Worth, Texas; and Richard Lowe, Angel Fire, New Mexico. She is survived by seven grandchildren, Jessica Oh, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Eric McCloskey, Boulder, Colorado; Tyler Lowe, Phoenix, Arizona; Laurel McCloskey, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Troy Lowe, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Tanner Lowe, Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Rachel Lowe, Edinburgh, Scotland. She has two great grandchildren, Pearson Oh, Albuquerque, New Mexico and Everett Lowe, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her husband, Robert Lowe, passed away in 2003. Daniels Family Funeral Services 3113 Carlisle Blvd NE Albuquerque, NM 87110 505-884-1188