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Chester L. “Chet” Bowman

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Chester L. “Chet” Bowman

Birth
Arnold, Custer County, Nebraska, USA
Death
5 Aug 2003 (aged 76)
Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.720225, Longitude: -99.0706778
Plot
174-6 West
Memorial ID
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Son of Harry and Harriet (Eastburn) Bowman
Graduated from Stapleton High School, 1944
Married: May 18, 1947, to Dottie Beltz in Arnold
Began working in the grain business in Arnold, 1948; managed elevators in Callaway and Fremont; moved to Kearney, 1965, manager of Peavey Grain
Retired, 1991, from Con-Agra as vice president and general manager of the Western Region, including a large export elevator in Kalamah, Wash; was involved in merchandising grain from Kearney to Asia's Pacific Rim;
Had farming interests after his retirement; purchased Cargill Grain Elevator in Kearney, 2002, and the business became B4 Grain
Served on the Nebraska Executive Committee of the Nebraska Grain Associations, was a member of the Omaha, Denver and Kansas City Grain Exchanges and of the National Grain Trade Council
Activities: member of the church, Kearney Elks Club, Kearney Country Club, UNK Foundation, past chairman of the Gateway Farm Expo and a member of the Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce
Survivors include: wife; son, Brad of Kearney; daughter, Tami Hellman of Kearney; sister, Lois Vosicky of Fairhope, Ala.; and four grandchildren
Preceded in death by a brother and a sister
Son of Harry and Harriet (Eastburn) Bowman
Graduated from Stapleton High School, 1944
Married: May 18, 1947, to Dottie Beltz in Arnold
Began working in the grain business in Arnold, 1948; managed elevators in Callaway and Fremont; moved to Kearney, 1965, manager of Peavey Grain
Retired, 1991, from Con-Agra as vice president and general manager of the Western Region, including a large export elevator in Kalamah, Wash; was involved in merchandising grain from Kearney to Asia's Pacific Rim;
Had farming interests after his retirement; purchased Cargill Grain Elevator in Kearney, 2002, and the business became B4 Grain
Served on the Nebraska Executive Committee of the Nebraska Grain Associations, was a member of the Omaha, Denver and Kansas City Grain Exchanges and of the National Grain Trade Council
Activities: member of the church, Kearney Elks Club, Kearney Country Club, UNK Foundation, past chairman of the Gateway Farm Expo and a member of the Kearney Area Chamber of Commerce
Survivors include: wife; son, Brad of Kearney; daughter, Tami Hellman of Kearney; sister, Lois Vosicky of Fairhope, Ala.; and four grandchildren
Preceded in death by a brother and a sister


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  • Created by: Don
  • Added: Nov 18, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44505990/chester_l-bowman: accessed ), memorial page for Chester L. “Chet” Bowman (7 Aug 1926–5 Aug 2003), Find a Grave Memorial ID 44505990, citing Kearney Cemetery, Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Don (contributor 46558676).