Anthony "Tony" Drewes, 68, of Rochester, passed away peacefully Sunday September 15, 2019 after a brief battle with lung cancer, surrounded by family.

Anthony was born and raised in Rochester to Lynn and Doris Drewes. He attended Longfellow Elementary School and later Mayo High School.

In 1981, he married Gloria (Rubin) Lovelace and they resided in Rochester since then. He worked for Royal Tire many years, retiring in 2016. He enjoyed fishing, taking his buddy and companion dog Angel for walks or just sitting on the deck enjoying summer. He also worked part-time managing apartment buildings for 35 years until his passing.

Tony is survived by his wife, step-son Dusty (Jessica) Lovelace and step-daughter Deb (Scott) Bothun sister-in-law Chris Drewes. Half-sister Marla (Bob) Drake, Mark Drewes, Sandy Fitzpatrick, all of Rochester, and half-sister Bonnie (Brian) Birchmeier of Michigan. Tony has five grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his mother and father and step-mother Marilyn Drewes, brother David Drewes, half-brothers Terry Drewes and Darcy Sparrow.

The funeral will be held at 11:30 AM on Friday, September 20, 2019 at River Park Chapel, Macken Funeral Home with Pastor Nissa Peterson officiating. The visitation will be from 10:00 AM until the time of the service.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the family.

Macken funeral home is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com