Sherman C. and Shirley J. Rowley Family Fund

The Sherman and Shirley Rowley Family Fund is a community impact fund to support the efforts of charitable organizations in Isabella County. Sherman and Shirley married on March 4, 1973 in Lansing, Michigan. They moved their small but growing family to Mt. Pleasant in December 1979.

Sherm worked for Stinson Helms, then Helms Funeral Home as a Licensed Funeral Director for over 30 years. In July 2010, he and Shirley purchased it and changed the name to Rowley Funeral Home. Shirley was an LPN and worked at the Medical Care Facility for 5 years, became a Registered Nurse and then worked 28 years at Central Michigan Community Hospital—now known as McLaren Central Michigan. She worked on the Mental Health Unit and Obstetric Unit with new moms and babies, which was her passion. Sherm was active in Kiwanis for 43 years, helping with Special Olympics Carnival and could also be found playing a kangaroo to pass out dictionaries in local elementary schools. He also was a proud and active board member in the Isabella Community Soup Kitchen, Pardee Cancer Fund, John H Goodrow Fund, and Christmas Outreach. He loved to give back to his community by volunteering. He had a love for woodworking and could often be found building things in his own workshop. He helped to build pavilions for the Boy Scouts and floats and props for MPHS Marching Band for several years.

Sherm and Shirley have three children; Sarah, Ann, and Jacob, who all chose to marry and stay in the Mt. Pleasant area to raise their families. The funds from the Sherman and Shirley Rowley Family Fund will continue to impact our community for future years.