Mildred Rowe, longtime resident of Grass Valley, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at her home in Eskaton Village. She was 99 years old.

Mildred loved people and lived a life of giving. She was a caring person and tireless volunteer in many community organizations where she held multiple leadership roles and was awarded the distinguished honor of 2001 Nevada County Volunteer of the Year.

She was born in a mining camp in Klein, Montana and moved to Grass Valley at the age of 7. She graduated from Mount Saint Mary’s grammar school, high school and business school. She moved to Sacramento as a young woman where she worked for Bishop Armstrong at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament and PGE (SMUD). She married Clifford Rowe, also from Grass Valley, and raised two daughters before retiring and moving back to Grass Valley.

Mildred is survived by her daughters Georgian Arbuckle (Bruce) and Kathryn Allaman (Marc), three grandchildren , Jennifer O’Neill (Jimmy), Michael Pietrek (Allison) and Megan Oates (Zach), and 5 great grandchildren James O’Neill, Aidan O’Neill, Addison Oates, Ainsley Oates and Kaci Pietrek. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband Clifford Rowe.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held on Friday, October 23, 2026 at 10:30 a.m., St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Grass Valley. A rosary will be recited on the previous evening, Thursday October 22, 2026, 6:00 p.m. at Hooper and Weaver Mortuary, Nevada City.

Arrangements are under the direction of Hooper & Weaver Mortuary.