On January 18, 2023, Dorothy Ann Rowland passed peacefully at her home in St. Louis, Missouri, after battling cancer for many years. She was 67 years old.

Born in Middletown, Connecticut in 1955, Dorothy grew up in Moodus, Connecticut and graduated Nathan Hale-Ray High School in 1973.  Dorothy spent many years working in private home health care.  She was beautiful and stylish, courageous and brave.  She had a strong devotion to Christ, loved to travel, and had a deep affinity for the butterfly.  Dorothy will be deeply missed by all she knew and touched.

May she rest in peace and rise in glory.

Dorothy was predeceased by her husband of 45 years Duane Rowland, her father, William Murphy, mother Eunice (Catalano) Murphy, and sister Diane (Murphy) Clark.  She is survived by her three children, son Eric Rowland (Jennifer Carta) of St Louis, MO, son William Rowland of Middletown, CT, daughter Jennifer Rowland of Old Lyme, CT, and her four grandchildren, Isabella,  Luke, Carter, and Sophia. She also leaves behind her siblings; Kathy Stone, Paul Murphy, Joanne Daniels, Mark Murphy (Kate) , Theresa Osalza (Barry), and Christine Murphy, her 3 sister-in-laws, Sharon Fritz, Trudy Novak and Jeri Fortier, along with over 30 nieces and nephews, and as many grandnieces and nephews, whom she loved dearly.

A funeral mass will be held February 25, 2023 at 10:00am at St. Andrews Catholic Church at 128 Norwich Ave.,  Colchester, CT, followed by her burial at Moodus Cemetery, 18 N Moodus Rd, Moodus, CT.  In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Cancer Society at https://donate3.cancer.org or the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul at https://svdpstlouis.org/