10/14/2020
Agnes Rowena Niswonger
July 27, 1932 - October 11, 2020
Agnes Rowena (Hardesty) Niswonger, 88, of Michigan City, passed away with her loving family by her side on October 11, 2020 at Rittenhouse Senior Living Center.
The family will hold a small private event at Root Funeral Home to celebrate Rowenas life and to support each other in their time of grief. They hope to hold a larger gathering in the future when everyone can come together safely to remember all of those family members who have passed away over the years and to welcome the many new arrivals.
Rowena was born to the late Bert and Bonnie Hardesty on July 27, 1932 in Blytheville, Arkansas. She married her loving husband, Curtis Niswonger (deceased) on August 2, 1952. Her burial will be at Swan Lake Memorial Gardens. She is survived by two sisters, Pauline Presley and Ruth Ann Hugley.
She is also survived by four children, Larry (Roxanne) Niswonger of Michigan City, Lorraine (Dale) Callahan of Syracuse, Indiana, Chuck (Kelly) Niswonger of Powder Springs, Georgia and David (Malinda) Niswonger of Oconto, Wisconsin; thirteen grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren and many loving nieces, nephews and friends.
Rowena is preceded in death by her husband, Curtis, two daughters, Vanessa Niswonger and Lynn Hawks; brothers Charles Lafe Hardesty, William (Bill) Hardesty, Zana Sommer, and Gary Leo Hardesty.
She was a member of Queen of All Saints Catholic Church for many years and will be missed by all who knew and loved her.
