Dorothy "Ginnie" Virginia Bowers, 100 of Lake City died Sunday July 19, 2015 at the Red Wing Healthcare Community.
She was born on July 25, 1914 in Schenectady, N.Y., to Leonard M. Moyer and Clara Rhodes Moyer. The family moved to Portland, Ore., in 1919. She attended Oregon State University where she was an active member of Sigma Kappa Sorority. She worked as a lab and X-ray technician in Portland and Long View, Wash.
Ginnie met Dr. Bowers of Lake City during World War 11. They were married in May, 1943 in Lake City and lived in Santa Barbara, Calif., until the end of the war. After the war they returned to Lake City where Dr. Bowers rejoined his father's medical practice. Both Robert and Virgiia enjoyed traveling throughout the world and made many long-lasting friendships during their journeys.
Survivors include 3 children and 6 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Robert Bowers, grandson Matthew Cooper and her siblings Marion Henriksen, Jeanne Knowlton and Leonard R. Moyer.
A celebration of Dorothy's life will be at 11AM Saturday July 25, 2015 at the First Congregational Church in Lake City with the Rev. David Badgley officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 4PM to 6PM at the Mahn Family Funeral Home, Anderson-Peterson Chapel, Lake city. Friends may call one hour before the services at the church. Burial will be in Lakewood Cemetery in Lake City.
Published in The Post-Bulletin on July 21, 2015
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She was born on July 25, 1914 in Schenectady, N.Y., to Leonard M. Moyer and Clara Rhodes Moyer. The family moved to Portland, Ore., in 1919. She attended Oregon State University where she was an active member of Sigma Kappa Sorority. She worked as a lab and X-ray technician in Portland and Long View, Wash.
Ginnie met Dr. Bowers of Lake City during World War 11. They were married in May, 1943 in Lake City and lived in Santa Barbara, Calif., until the end of the war. After the war they returned to Lake City where Dr. Bowers rejoined his father's medical practice. Both Robert and Virgiia enjoyed traveling throughout the world and made many long-lasting friendships during their journeys.
Survivors include 3 children and 6 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Robert Bowers, grandson Matthew Cooper and her siblings Marion Henriksen, Jeanne Knowlton and Leonard R. Moyer.
A celebration of Dorothy's life will be at 11AM Saturday July 25, 2015 at the First Congregational Church in Lake City with the Rev. David Badgley officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 4PM to 6PM at the Mahn Family Funeral Home, Anderson-Peterson Chapel, Lake city. Friends may call one hour before the services at the church. Burial will be in Lakewood Cemetery in Lake City.
Published in The Post-Bulletin on July 21, 2015
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Dorothy "Ginnie" Virginia Bowers, 100 of Lake City died Sunday July 19, 2015 at the Red Wing Healthcare Community.
She was born on July 25, 1914 in Schenectady, N.Y., to Leonard M. Moyer and Clara Rhodes Moyer. The family moved to Portland, Ore., in 1919. She attended Oregon State University where she was an active member of Sigma Kappa Sorority. She worked as a lab and X-ray technician in Portland and Long View, Wash.
Ginnie met Dr. Bowers of Lake City during World War 11. They were married in May, 1943 in Lake City and lived in Santa Barbara, Calif., until the end of the war. After the war they returned to Lake City where Dr. Bowers rejoined his father's medical practice. Both Robert and Virgiia enjoyed traveling throughout the world and made many long-lasting friendships during their journeys.
Survivors include 3 children and 6 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Robert Bowers, grandson Matthew Cooper and her siblings Marion Henriksen, Jeanne Knowlton and Leonard R. Moyer.
A celebration of Dorothy's life will be at 11AM Saturday July 25, 2015 at the First Congregational Church in Lake City with the Rev. David Badgley officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 4PM to 6PM at the Mahn Family Funeral Home, Anderson-Peterson Chapel, Lake city. Friends may call one hour before the services at the church. Burial will be in Lakewood Cemetery in Lake City.
Published in The Post-Bulletin on July 21, 2015
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She was born on July 25, 1914 in Schenectady, N.Y., to Leonard M. Moyer and Clara Rhodes Moyer. The family moved to Portland, Ore., in 1919. She attended Oregon State University where she was an active member of Sigma Kappa Sorority. She worked as a lab and X-ray technician in Portland and Long View, Wash.
Ginnie met Dr. Bowers of Lake City during World War 11. They were married in May, 1943 in Lake City and lived in Santa Barbara, Calif., until the end of the war. After the war they returned to Lake City where Dr. Bowers rejoined his father's medical practice. Both Robert and Virgiia enjoyed traveling throughout the world and made many long-lasting friendships during their journeys.
Survivors include 3 children and 6 grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Robert Bowers, grandson Matthew Cooper and her siblings Marion Henriksen, Jeanne Knowlton and Leonard R. Moyer.
A celebration of Dorothy's life will be at 11AM Saturday July 25, 2015 at the First Congregational Church in Lake City with the Rev. David Badgley officiating. Visitation will be Friday from 4PM to 6PM at the Mahn Family Funeral Home, Anderson-Peterson Chapel, Lake city. Friends may call one hour before the services at the church. Burial will be in Lakewood Cemetery in Lake City.
Published in The Post-Bulletin on July 21, 2015
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