Ana Alejandrina “Mamita” Sowers, 94, of Mertztown and formerly of Quakertown, beloved and cherished mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, entered heaven on Friday, March 29, 2024, at Lehigh Valley Hospital – Cedar Crest, surrounded by family.
Born on October 17, 1929, in Quezaltepeque, Chiquimula, Guatemala, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and Antonia Margarita (Villeda) Mejia.
Following her formal education, she went on to receive her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. While in Guatemala, she served as a Registered Nurse and midwife at government health centers and private hospitals. In the late 1960s, she worked for the United States, funded by the Rockefeller and Kellogg Foundations, and the World Health Organization at the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP) in the Human Development Department. She was the only RN selected from Guatemala to contribute to the international program here in the USA.
Outside of work, she found joy in traveling, cooking, and teaching Spanish to everyone, particularly children. One of her daily activities was to play the card game, Skip-Bo. In her later years, she loved spending time with her great-grandson, Chase. She also found great comfort in her Christian faith.
She was a member of East Swamp Mennonite Church, Quakertown.
Ana was the loving wife of the late Stanley Sowers, until his passing in 2006, and was also predeceased by her five brothers: Eliseo (Victoria), Gamaliel (Olivia), Jonathan, Hector (Alba), and Otoniel (who passed in infancy) Mejia; and three sisters: Lidia Mejia, Alicia (Alberto) Mejia de Aldana, Dora (Armando) Mejia de Hidalgo; and one son-in-law: Lamar (Margarita) Yerk.
Ana will be lovingly remembered by her three daughters; Margarita Yerk, whom she resided with, along with her granddaughter Claudia Wert and great-grandson Chase Wert; Flor (Edward) Wilson, Alicia (Andrew) Kowalchuck; six grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren.
In keeping with Ana’s wishes, services will be private.
Arrangements are under the care of the C.R. Strunk Funeral Home, Inc., Quakertown.
In lieu of flowers, donations to help with final expenses can be made to Margarita Yerk, c/o C.R. Strunk Funeral Home, Inc., 821 West Broad Street, Quakertown, PA 18951.
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