Beloved wife of the late Leonard Sowder. Loving mother of Patricia (Tom) Lewis and Lee (Donna) Sowder. Devoted grandmother of Gregory, Timothy and Randy Sowder and Michele Fehring; and great grandmother of Mark, Michael and Morgan Fehring and Blake and Makenzy Sowder. Dear sister of Harry and Bernard Emerson amd Charlotte Roberts. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Memorial may take the form of contrbutions to the American Heart Association.