Luella M. Dow

Luella 'Lu' Mae (Holverson) DowAge 83, passed away on Thursday, May 26 at Winona Health. Luella was born on July 4, 1927 at home in Boyceville, WI, spending her first days of life in a shoebox on the edge of the wood burning stove. She grew up and attended Boyceville High School and graduated valedictorian of her class in 1945. After graduation she was employed at the Bank of Boyceville.She was united in marriage to Clarence Dow on June 28, 1952 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Boyceville, WI. She lived in Boyceville until 1961 when her family moved to Winona, MN, where they went into the service station business and operated for 30 years.Luella was a homemaker and enjoyed sewing, embroidery, riding her bike, bird watching and growing flowers. Her favorite pastime was being mom, grandma, and great grandma to all her kids.Luella is survived by her husband of fifty eight years, Clarence Dow, Winona; daughters Debra (Paul) Ott, Casselton, ND; Deonna (Paul) Booth, Galveston, TX; Darla Mason (Scott Evans), Winona; daughter-in-law Dawn (Dow) Michel, Baxter; one brother Virgil Halverson, Minnetonka; seven grandchildren, Bradley Dow (Ronda Linck), Menifee, CA; Dan (LeAnn) Dow, Burnsville; Jason (Brooke) Zaborowski, St Paul; Jacob (Irene) Zaborowski, Kaneohe Bay Marine Base, HI; Erin Ott (Andy Schaaf) Fargo, ND; Lauren Ott, Casselton, ND; and Brendon Mason of Winona; five great grandchildren, Caitlin Domeyer, Delaney and Gage Dow, and Conner and Caden Zaborowski.She was preceded in death by her son Douglas Dow, her parents Helmer and Hilda (Formoe) Halverson, brother Leslie (Bud) Halverson, and sisters-in-law, Harriette Halverson and Herma Halverson.A Funeral for Luella will be held 11AM Wednesday at Central Lutheran Church in Winona. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-8PM Tuesday at Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service-Hansen Goodview Chapel. They may also call one hour before services at the church on Wednesday. Please share a memory of Luella at her on-line guestbook and view her Tribute Video when it becomes available at www.hofffuneral.com.
Tribute video can be found at: videos.lifetributes.com/222749