Lorraine Eleanor Bowen
September 12, 1923 — August 18, 2014
Lorraine Eleanor Bowen, 90, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died following a brief illness Monday, August 18, 2014, at Northbrook Manor, Cedar Rapids. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 23, 2014, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, conducted by Pastor Patricia Decker, with a visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Survivors include her children, Janice Jacoby of Belle Plaine, Iowa, Gary (Cathy) Bowen of Littleton, Colorado, and Michael (Elizabeth) Bowen of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; fourteen grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and siblings, Doris Schuessler of Lone Tree, Iowa, and Joyce Tuttle of West Branch, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert Bowen; daughters, Dixie Bowen and Kathy Bowen-Miller; granddaughter, Brandie Bender; sister, Betty Grout; and brother, Wayne Wyjack.
Lorraine was born September 12, 1923, in Iowa City, Iowa, daughter, of Peter and Martha (Kruegar) Wyjack. She graduated from Iowa City High School in 1942, and went on to Paris Academy of Cosmetology and graduated in 1943. On January 1, 1943, she married Robert Bowen and he died in 2010. She enjoyed bowling, crossword puzzles, fishing, boating, and wildlife. Most of all she enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. The couple loved spending 42 years at their cabin on Webb Lake, Minnesota.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Gloria Dei Lutheran Church.
Survivors include her children, Janice Jacoby of Belle Plaine, Iowa, Gary (Cathy) Bowen of Littleton, Colorado, and Michael (Elizabeth) Bowen of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; fourteen grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and siblings, Doris Schuessler of Lone Tree, Iowa, and Joyce Tuttle of West Branch, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Robert Bowen; daughters, Dixie Bowen and Kathy Bowen-Miller; granddaughter, Brandie Bender; sister, Betty Grout; and brother, Wayne Wyjack.
Lorraine was born September 12, 1923, in Iowa City, Iowa, daughter, of Peter and Martha (Kruegar) Wyjack. She graduated from Iowa City High School in 1942, and went on to Paris Academy of Cosmetology and graduated in 1943. On January 1, 1943, she married Robert Bowen and he died in 2010. She enjoyed bowling, crossword puzzles, fishing, boating, and wildlife. Most of all she enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. The couple loved spending 42 years at their cabin on Webb Lake, Minnesota.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Gloria Dei Lutheran Church.
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