Alice Fay Bowen
April 30, 1952 — March 4, 2018
Alice Fay Bowen, 65, of Marion, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. Family will greet friends from 4 – 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Marion. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 8, 2018, at the funeral home conducted by Pastor John Albertson. There will also be a visitation for one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Thursday. Committal service will take place at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Oneida Cemetery in Clutier, Iowa.
Alice was born April 30, 1952, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the daughter of Robert Loren and Wilma Mae (Winn) Bowen. She was a 1971 graduate from Geneseo High School in Dysart, Iowa. Alice attended Marshalltown Community College and completed her LPN in 1972. She worked at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids from 1972 – 1984. Alice then returned to college attending Kirkwood Community College completing her Associate of Applied Science degree in Nursing Technology. She moved to Texarkana, Texas and worked at St. Michael’s Hospital and Doctors Home Care. In 1987 she moved back to Iowa and worked at the VA Hospital in Iowa City until 2010. While working at the VA Hospital she completed her Bachelors of Science degree in nursing at Iowa Wesleyan College in 1992. Alice completed her career working at the VA Clinic in Cedar Rapids from 2010 – 2014. She enjoyed world travels, movies, reading, bowling, playing games and cards, and spending time with family and friends.
She is survived by her siblings, Mary (Craig) Untiedt of Shorewood, Illinois, Donna Johnson of Ft. Myers, Florida, and Doris (Warren) Holst of Cedar Rapids; nieces and nephews, Kim (Doug) Gilman of Willow Springs, Illinois, Tracey (Chris) Durham of Ft. Myers, Florida, Renee (Shawn) Schuldt of Ft. Drum, New York, Shawn (Sherry) Holst of Raymore, Missouri and Scott Holst of Cedar Rapids; several great nieces and great nephews; two great-great nephews; and a host of many friends.
Alice was preceded in death by her parents and one brother-in-law, Butch Johnson.
The family would like to extend their sincere gratitude to Zone 41 at Mercy Medical Center, Dr. Nabi, Dr. Wilbur, Dr. Wood, Dr. Stroh and the staff at Hall-Perrine Cancer Center as well as the staff at Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy for all their care and support they gave to Alice during her final days.
Memorials may be directed to the Hall-Perrine Cancer Center in care of Mercy Medical Center Foundation at 701 10th Street SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa or online at https://givetomercy.mercycare.org/donate in memory of Alice.
Alice was born April 30, 1952, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the daughter of Robert Loren and Wilma Mae (Winn) Bowen. She was a 1971 graduate from Geneseo High School in Dysart, Iowa. Alice attended Marshalltown Community College and completed her LPN in 1972. She worked at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids from 1972 – 1984. Alice then returned to college attending Kirkwood Community College completing her Associate of Applied Science degree in Nursing Technology. She moved to Texarkana, Texas and worked at St. Michael’s Hospital and Doctors Home Care. In 1987 she moved back to Iowa and worked at the VA Hospital in Iowa City until 2010. While working at the VA Hospital she completed her Bachelors of Science degree in nursing at Iowa Wesleyan College in 1992. Alice completed her career working at the VA Clinic in Cedar Rapids from 2010 – 2014. She enjoyed world travels, movies, reading, bowling, playing games and cards, and spending time with family and friends.
She is survived by her siblings, Mary (Craig) Untiedt of Shorewood, Illinois, Donna Johnson of Ft. Myers, Florida, and Doris (Warren) Holst of Cedar Rapids; nieces and nephews, Kim (Doug) Gilman of Willow Springs, Illinois, Tracey (Chris) Durham of Ft. Myers, Florida, Renee (Shawn) Schuldt of Ft. Drum, New York, Shawn (Sherry) Holst of Raymore, Missouri and Scott Holst of Cedar Rapids; several great nieces and great nephews; two great-great nephews; and a host of many friends.
Alice was preceded in death by her parents and one brother-in-law, Butch Johnson.
The family would like to extend their sincere gratitude to Zone 41 at Mercy Medical Center, Dr. Nabi, Dr. Wilbur, Dr. Wood, Dr. Stroh and the staff at Hall-Perrine Cancer Center as well as the staff at Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy for all their care and support they gave to Alice during her final days.
Memorials may be directed to the Hall-Perrine Cancer Center in care of Mercy Medical Center Foundation at 701 10th Street SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa or online at https://givetomercy.mercycare.org/donate in memory of Alice.
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