DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., and FORT FAIRFIELD – Lois C. Fowler, 91, died Feb. 3, 2011, at home in Daytona Beach, Fla. She was born June 10, 1919, in Fort Fairfield, the daughter of Effie and Samuel Cronkite.
After graduating from high school she attended Eastern Academy, Bangor, to become a licensed hair stylist. She practiced her profession until 1940 when she married her high school sweetheart, Howard Fowler. Together they operated a successful potato farm for 40 years and raised five children.
They remained a loving couple for 70 years until Howard’s death Sept. 14, 2010. Lois and Howard moved to Daytona Beach, Fla., in 1978, and enjoyed spending the summer months with family in Aroostook County. Lois enjoyed being with family, reading, cooking, needlework, playing bridge and cribbage, and helping others. She particularly enjoyed entertaining friends and family at their cottage on Long Lake.
She was a member of Eastern Star, Philomathian Club and Community United Methodist Church, Daytona Beach, Fla.
Surviving family members include a sister, Phyllis Leavitt of Presque Isle; two brothers, Lawrence Cronkite of Presque Isle and Carville Cronkite of Rhode Island; her five children, Marilyn Seidler of Daytona Beach, Fla., James Fowler and his wife, Linda, of Concord, N.H., Phyllis Smith and her husband, David, of Caribou, Stephen Fowler and wife, Angelia, of Howland and Wendell Fowler of Caribou; five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be determined at a later date.