Pete Lowe

Pete W. Lowe, 87, of Coppock, died Monday, April 11, 2016, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Iowa City.

A celebration of life will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 15, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Nancy Sutherland officiating. Burial with full military rites will follow at the Cottonwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 7 p.m., Thursday at the funeral home, with the family present from 5 to 7 p.m. A general memorial fund has been established.

Peter William Lowe was born June 17, 1928, in Washington County, the son of Charles Orvill and Lucile (Long) Lowe.

He served his country in the Army during World War II. He was self- employed, hauling lime and gravel. He was a member of the Cottonwood United Methodist Church, Naaman Masonic Lodge 613 of Brighton, Order of the Eastern Star 486 Brighton at Washington, American Legion Post 202 Edgar C Davison, lifetime member of the North American Fisherman Club, and at the time of his death he was mayor of Coppock. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing cards, playing bingo, traveling to Texas for the winter, and visiting with friends.

Surviving are two stepchildren, Judy Teel of Coppock, and Harold Arbogast and wife Teresa of Brighton; one stepdaughter-in-law, Candie Arbogast of Coppock; 12 step-grandchildren; 11 step-great-grandchildren; six step-great-great-grandchildren; and one brother-in-law, Gerald Vandenberg of Cedar Rapids.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Anna; one stepson, Mick Arbogast; and 10 siblings.