Jerry Glenn Bowers
April 6, 1950 — December 16, 2013
Jerry Bowers of Center Point, IA, passed away peacefully December 16, 2013. Services will be held on Thursday (December 19th) at 10am at Murdoch Funeral Home in Center Point, IA; visitation will be Wednesday (December 18th) from 4 to 8pm at the funeral home. Burial: Center Point Cemetery, Center Point, Iowa.
Jerry was born in Urbana, IA to Claire and Bernice (Sanborn) Bowers on April 6, 1950. He graduated from Center Point High School in 1968 and worked as a machinist at Cherry Burrell/International Paper and Borlaug Systems, Inc.
Jerry enjoyed deer hunting in southern Iowa, pheasant hunting in South Dakota, elk hunting in Idaho and a moose hunt in Canada. He also enjoyed shooting Sporting Clays, Trap and Skeet. The annual fishing trips to Canada with his wife were high points of the year.
Jerry was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents. He is survived by his wife, Diane (Schnieders), Center Point, IA; son, Shane and wife Stephanie, Monticello, IA; grandchildren, Alyssa and Caden; parents, Claire and Bernice, Center Point, IA; brothers, Gary, Walker, IA and Mike, Center Point, IA; sister, Barb Davidson, Marion, IA.
In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that donations be made to the Cancer Treatment Centers of America or Cat Fishing for a Cause in his name.
The family would like to thank the staff at the Cancer Treatment Center of America in Tulsa, OK…..their support and love helped us to persevere. We would also like to thank the staff at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha, IA.
Jerry was born in Urbana, IA to Claire and Bernice (Sanborn) Bowers on April 6, 1950. He graduated from Center Point High School in 1968 and worked as a machinist at Cherry Burrell/International Paper and Borlaug Systems, Inc.
Jerry enjoyed deer hunting in southern Iowa, pheasant hunting in South Dakota, elk hunting in Idaho and a moose hunt in Canada. He also enjoyed shooting Sporting Clays, Trap and Skeet. The annual fishing trips to Canada with his wife were high points of the year.
Jerry was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents. He is survived by his wife, Diane (Schnieders), Center Point, IA; son, Shane and wife Stephanie, Monticello, IA; grandchildren, Alyssa and Caden; parents, Claire and Bernice, Center Point, IA; brothers, Gary, Walker, IA and Mike, Center Point, IA; sister, Barb Davidson, Marion, IA.
In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that donations be made to the Cancer Treatment Centers of America or Cat Fishing for a Cause in his name.
The family would like to thank the staff at the Cancer Treatment Center of America in Tulsa, OK…..their support and love helped us to persevere. We would also like to thank the staff at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House in Hiawatha, IA.
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