Fowler, Genevieve Moreland
Birth: Thursday, March 29, 1917 in Chaney, Maryland
Residence: Calvert County, Maryland
Death: Saturday, April 16, 2011 at the age of 94
Laid to Rest: Thursday, April 21, 2011 in the Southern Memorial Gardens, Dunkirk, Maryland
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Genevieve Moreland Fowler, age 94 a life long resident of Calvert County died at her home on April 16, 2011. She was born March 29, 1917 in Chaney [now part of Dunkirk] Maryland to the late James Albert and Isabel Griffith Moreland.

In her early years she attended a one room school house in Chaney and later graduated from Prince Frederick High School. In 1936 she married Millard Fowler and began married life in North Beach Maryland where Millard worked in the A & P grocery store. In 1939 they moved to Prince Frederick and opened their own business known as Peoples Food Store on Main Street. Jenny, as she was known, was the bookkeeper/secretary using skills she learned while attending Strayer College in Washington D.C. Then in 1959 they built a new store on Route 4 called the IGA Foodliner. Jenny was an avid gardener and an accomplished seamstress. She and Millard kept their cabin cruiser in Solomons, MD and loved to fish and cruise the waterways.

In 1971 Millard died ending their partnership of some 35 years leaving Jenny only 54 years old to carry on. With her independence and strong will she managed rental property and maintained her home for nearly 40 Years. Jenny was a member of Trinity United Methodist church and enjoyed fellowship with her friends there.

She is survived by her son James [Jamie] and his wife Eileen: two grandchildren, Dana Langley and her husband Leon, Tiffany Nickels and her husband Richard [Rich]: three great grandchildren, James Leon Langley, Taylor Michelle Langley and Parker James Nickels: one sister Alberta Watson and her daughter Jane Watson. She is further survived by many nieces and nephews other relatives and many friends.

The family will receive relatives and friends on Wednesday April 20th from 5-8 PM at the Rausch Funeral Home, P.A. 4405 Broomes Island Rd, Port Republic, MD 20676. A funeral service will be held on April 21 at 11:00 AM in Trinity United Methodist Church; located in Prince Frederick, MD. Interment will follow at Southern Memorial Gardens in Dunkirk, MD.

Memorial contributions may be made to Calvert Hospice, P.O.Box 838 Prince Frederick, MD 20678.

Arrangements provided by Rausch Funeral Home, P.A.
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