Gary Lee Garrow Sr., age 66 of Rhinelander, died Monday, Feb. 11 after a short battle with brain cancer. He was born May 12, 1952 in Newberry, Mich. to Frank and Evelyn (Gauthier) Garrow.

Gary is survived by his children, Joey (Margaret) Awonohopay, Gary Garrow Jr., Tammy Mueller (CJ Spanbauer), Heidi (Shawn) Ginter, Justin Garrow (Trisha Thilmany), Amanda Garrow (Charlie Sheldon), Trisha Garrow (William Alloway), Ashley Garrow (Donald Coy) and Brian (Sara) Garrow; 20 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; brothers, Wayne, Frank, Robert, Frank “Bucky”; sisters, Marlene (Raymond) Lange and Lois Craft; many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Helen Frisque; and grandson, Matthew Lewis, Jr.

A funeral service for Gary will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15 at the Hildebrand Funeral Home. Visitation will take place Thursday, Feb. 14, from 5 to 7 p.m. and Friday from 11 a.m. until the 1 p.m. funeral. A procession and graveside service will be held at Nativity Catholic Cemetery  after the funeral, followed by a luncheon in the funeral home banquet room. (Hildebrand Funeral Home)