Obituary of Bernard L. Bowen

IN LOVING MEMORY OF BERNARD L. "BERNIE" BOWEN Bernard L. "Bernie" Bowen, son of Roy L. and Geraldine (Millard) Bowen, was born May 2, 1939, in Flandreau, South Dakota, and passed away at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska, on December 5, 2014, at the age of 75. Bernie attended schools in Flandreau and graduated from the local high school. On August 29, 1958, Bernie and JoAnn Snuggerud were united in marriage in Flandreau where they made their home. Due to Bernie's service career in the National Guard, they were transferred to Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, for a year during the Cuban Missile Crisis. They returned to Flandreau and in 1969, the family moved to Norton. Following his retirement from the National Guard, Bernie and JoAnn purchased the Almena Market in Almena, Kansas, and later sold it to their daughter, Janette, and husband, Jeff Callaway. Bernie also enjoyed working part-time for Kansas Wildlife and Parks at the Sebelius State Park for the last several years. Bernie was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church. Survivors include: his wife, JoAnn Bowen, of their home in Norton; five daughters, Janette Callaway, and husband, Jeff, Almena, Kansas; Cheryl Kaus, and husband, Don, Norton; Connie Pfannenstiel, Norton; Gail Cathcart, and husband, Bill, Oberlin, Kansas; and Jackie Spires, and husband, Briace "Opie", Stockton, Kansas; 13 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one brother, Charles Bowen, and wife, Darlene, Council Grove, Kansas; one sister, Kathi Olson, Americus, Kansas; other relatives and many friends. Bernie was preceded in death by his parents, his step-father, Albert Otto, and one sister, Charlotte. FUNERAL SERVICE – Friday, December 12, 2014—10:30 AM PLACE – Immanuel Lutheran Church – Norton, KS INURNMENT – Norton Cemetery – Norton, KS MILITARY HONORS – Harmonson-Redd American Legion Post #63 – Norton VISITATION – Thursday, December 11, 2014—5:00 PM until 7:00 PM MEMORIALS – Immanuel Lutheran Church & the Bernie Bowen Memorial Fund