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Bruce H. Bower

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Bruce H. Bower

Birth
Berwick, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
28 Feb 1943 (aged 72)
Camp Hill, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Berwick, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Bruce H. Bower, age 21 yrs., 1 month, & 24 days, and Miss Jennie M. Gibbons, age 20, was married November 5, 1891 at Berwick. (Source: Columbia County, PA Marriage Records)
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Bruce H. Bower, legal, son of Francis W. & Ella (Sitler) Bower, and Dohl E. Arnold, legal, daughter of Henry C. & Annie E. (Motter) Freeland. Marriage License issued June 19, 1929. Bruce's former wife died Dec. 28, 1925 (sic); Dohl's former husband died Feb. 10, 1923. Duplicate certificate isn't filled out. (Source: Dauphin County, PA Marriage Records)
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Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA), Monday, March 1, 1943; pg. 7

Funeral Tomorrow For Bruce H. Bower

Bruce H. Bower, 72, former employe (sic) in the State Department of Mines, died Sunday at the home of his son, Fred Bower, 31 North Seventeenth street (sic), Camp Hill.

Mr. Bower was a native of Berwick and was a choir director there until 1920 when he moved to Harrisburg. While leading choirs at Berwick, he composed a number of sacred selections. He retired from active duty about ten years ago. He was a member of Berwick P. O.S. of A and' Royal Arcanum.

Surviving, in addition to his son, who is Camp Hill High School principal, are one granddaughter; one brother, Clark, Berwick, and one sister, Mrs. Effie Paden, Berwick.

Services will be at 7 p. m. at the Fackler funeral home, 1314 Derry street (sic). The Rev. J. F. Gross, Harris Street Evangelical Church, will officiate. The body will be taken Wednesday to Berwick, where further services will be held. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery. Friends may call between 7 and 9 p. m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Bruce H. Bower, age 21 yrs., 1 month, & 24 days, and Miss Jennie M. Gibbons, age 20, was married November 5, 1891 at Berwick. (Source: Columbia County, PA Marriage Records)
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Bruce H. Bower, legal, son of Francis W. & Ella (Sitler) Bower, and Dohl E. Arnold, legal, daughter of Henry C. & Annie E. (Motter) Freeland. Marriage License issued June 19, 1929. Bruce's former wife died Dec. 28, 1925 (sic); Dohl's former husband died Feb. 10, 1923. Duplicate certificate isn't filled out. (Source: Dauphin County, PA Marriage Records)
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Harrisburg Telegraph (Harrisburg, PA), Monday, March 1, 1943; pg. 7

Funeral Tomorrow For Bruce H. Bower

Bruce H. Bower, 72, former employe (sic) in the State Department of Mines, died Sunday at the home of his son, Fred Bower, 31 North Seventeenth street (sic), Camp Hill.

Mr. Bower was a native of Berwick and was a choir director there until 1920 when he moved to Harrisburg. While leading choirs at Berwick, he composed a number of sacred selections. He retired from active duty about ten years ago. He was a member of Berwick P. O.S. of A and' Royal Arcanum.

Surviving, in addition to his son, who is Camp Hill High School principal, are one granddaughter; one brother, Clark, Berwick, and one sister, Mrs. Effie Paden, Berwick.

Services will be at 7 p. m. at the Fackler funeral home, 1314 Derry street (sic). The Rev. J. F. Gross, Harris Street Evangelical Church, will officiate. The body will be taken Wednesday to Berwick, where further services will be held. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery. Friends may call between 7 and 9 p. m. Tuesday at the funeral home.


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