Arthur Samuel Dowe

Arthur Samuel Dowe, of Athens, Tennessee passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Arthur was born to the late Elijah and Rose Dowe on March 9, 1948, in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
Along with his parents he was preceded in death by his brothers, Jack Dowe, and Robert Dowe.
He leaves behind to cherish his memory, his wife Carol Dowe, son, Ed (Lacey Katona) Nadella; granddaughters, Emma, Averey, and Chloe; sister, Marge (Pat) Russomanno; brothers in law, Glen Nadella, and Michael Nadella; his sisters-in-law, Peri Nadella, Jane Dowe; along with a host of extended family and friends.
Arthur was a life-long resident of Roselle, New Jersey where he grew up, until he retired to Athens, Tennessee in 2008. He graduated from the Roselle Public Schools, and then entered the U.S. army and is a Vietnam Veteran. Arthur was employed by the Borough of Roselle in the department of Public Works for 33 years. Arthur served in the Roselle community in a variety of ways. He was a member Roselle Auxiliary Police; committee member for the Roselle Everett Hatcher Drug Alliance for 9 years; Public Works liaison for the Shade Tree Commission for 9 years. He was the 2006 American Public Works Association supervisor of the year; Vice commander of the American Legion for 12 years; and Supervisor of Building and grounds for the Public Works Department since 1995.
Arthur also was a member of Legion Post 68 and VFW post 5146 both of Athens. He served many veterans in his community, and also loved cheering on his New York Yankees.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, April 16, 2022, at Companion Funeral Home of Athens at 6:00 pm. The family will be receiving friends from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm prior to the service.
A Celebration of Life service in New Jersey will be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at 6:00pm at Mastapeter Funeral Home located at 400 Faitoute Avenue, Roselle Park, New Jersey 07204. The family will be receiving friends from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm prior to the service.
A Graveside service will be on Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 11:00 am at Washington Crossing National Cemetery in Newtown, PA.
In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorial donations be made to the multiple myeloma foundation at www.myeloma.org.
You are invited to share a personal memory of Arthur or your condolences with his family at his online memorial located at www.companionfunerals.com. Companion Funeral Home of Athens and the Cody family are honored to assist the family with these arrangements.