William B. "Bill" Brower(1947 - 2014)
William B. "Bill" Brower
AGE: 67 • Landenberg
William "Bill" Benjamin Brower, 67, passed away on Saturday, November 22nd after a brave fight against cancer at his home in Landenberg, PA. He was born on March 15, 1947 in Wilmington to the late Ruth and Ralph Brower. A 1965 graduate of Kennett High School and a 1972 graduate of the Pennsylvania State University, he also served in the U.S. Marine Corps including a tour of duty in Vietnam. For more than thirty years, he worked for the Wilmington-based accounting firm Gunnip & Company, retiring as managing partner in 2006. Throughout his life he devoted himself to various charitable and service organizations, including Rotary of Hockessin, Easter Seals of Delmarva, and United Way of Southern Chester County. He was married to Carol Lynn Brower for 32 years until her death in 2001. Together they had one son, Brooke Andrew Brower, of Bethesda, Maryland. In 2003 he married Nancy Menaquale Brower.
In addition to his wife, his son, and his son's wife, Kate, he is survived by Nancy's children and their spouses, Carla and Chris Morris of Landenberg, PA; Gerald and Britain Menaquale of Lancaster, PA; and Elena Menaquale of Landenberg, PA. He was a loving grandfather to seven grandchildren, Charlotte, Graham, Elle, Gianna, Nino, Taylor, and Camden. He is also survived by four brothers and sisters, Ralph Brower of State College, PA; Lorraine Settle of Harrington; Jane Ann Nickle of Frankford and Rick Brower of Kennett Square, PA.
There will be a visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 25 at the Doherty Funeral Home, 3200 Limestone Road Wilmington, DE 19808. The funeral service will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 26 at Cornerstone Presbyterian Church109 Gypsy Hill Road, Landenberg, PA 19350. Burial will be in Union Hill Cemetery, Kennett Square, PA. In lieu of flowers, the family encourages donations in his memory to Easter Seals of Delmarva,www,easterseals.com/de and or United Way of Southern Chester County.
Funeral Home
Doherty Funeral Homes - Pike Creek
3200 Limestone Road Wilmington, DE 19808
Published in The News Journal from Nov. 24 to Nov. 26, 2014
William B. "Bill" Brower
AGE: 67 • Landenberg
William "Bill" Benjamin Brower, 67, passed away on Saturday, November 22nd after a brave fight against cancer at his home in Landenberg, PA. He was born on March 15, 1947 in Wilmington to the late Ruth and Ralph Brower. A 1965 graduate of Kennett High School and a 1972 graduate of the Pennsylvania State University, he also served in the U.S. Marine Corps including a tour of duty in Vietnam. For more than thirty years, he worked for the Wilmington-based accounting firm Gunnip & Company, retiring as managing partner in 2006. Throughout his life he devoted himself to various charitable and service organizations, including Rotary of Hockessin, Easter Seals of Delmarva, and United Way of Southern Chester County. He was married to Carol Lynn Brower for 32 years until her death in 2001. Together they had one son, Brooke Andrew Brower, of Bethesda, Maryland. In 2003 he married Nancy Menaquale Brower.
In addition to his wife, his son, and his son's wife, Kate, he is survived by Nancy's children and their spouses, Carla and Chris Morris of Landenberg, PA; Gerald and Britain Menaquale of Lancaster, PA; and Elena Menaquale of Landenberg, PA. He was a loving grandfather to seven grandchildren, Charlotte, Graham, Elle, Gianna, Nino, Taylor, and Camden. He is also survived by four brothers and sisters, Ralph Brower of State College, PA; Lorraine Settle of Harrington; Jane Ann Nickle of Frankford and Rick Brower of Kennett Square, PA.
There will be a visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 25 at the Doherty Funeral Home, 3200 Limestone Road Wilmington, DE 19808. The funeral service will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 26 at Cornerstone Presbyterian Church109 Gypsy Hill Road, Landenberg, PA 19350. Burial will be in Union Hill Cemetery, Kennett Square, PA. In lieu of flowers, the family encourages donations in his memory to Easter Seals of Delmarva,www,easterseals.com/de and or United Way of Southern Chester County.
Funeral Home
Doherty Funeral Homes - Pike Creek
3200 Limestone Road Wilmington, DE 19808
Published in The News Journal from Nov. 24 to Nov. 26, 2014
William B. "Bill" Brower(1947 - 2014)
William B. "Bill" Brower
AGE: 67 • Landenberg
William "Bill" Benjamin Brower, 67, passed away on Saturday, November 22nd after a brave fight against cancer at his home in Landenberg, PA. He was born on March 15, 1947 in Wilmington to the late Ruth and Ralph Brower. A 1965 graduate of Kennett High School and a 1972 graduate of the Pennsylvania State University, he also served in the U.S. Marine Corps including a tour of duty in Vietnam. For more than thirty years, he worked for the Wilmington-based accounting firm Gunnip & Company, retiring as managing partner in 2006. Throughout his life he devoted himself to various charitable and service organizations, including Rotary of Hockessin, Easter Seals of Delmarva, and United Way of Southern Chester County. He was married to Carol Lynn Brower for 32 years until her death in 2001. Together they had one son, Brooke Andrew Brower, of Bethesda, Maryland. In 2003 he married Nancy Menaquale Brower.
In addition to his wife, his son, and his son's wife, Kate, he is survived by Nancy's children and their spouses, Carla and Chris Morris of Landenberg, PA; Gerald and Britain Menaquale of Lancaster, PA; and Elena Menaquale of Landenberg, PA. He was a loving grandfather to seven grandchildren, Charlotte, Graham, Elle, Gianna, Nino, Taylor, and Camden. He is also survived by four brothers and sisters, Ralph Brower of State College, PA; Lorraine Settle of Harrington; Jane Ann Nickle of Frankford and Rick Brower of Kennett Square, PA.
There will be a visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 25 at the Doherty Funeral Home, 3200 Limestone Road Wilmington, DE 19808. The funeral service will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 26 at Cornerstone Presbyterian Church109 Gypsy Hill Road, Landenberg, PA 19350. Burial will be in Union Hill Cemetery, Kennett Square, PA. In lieu of flowers, the family encourages donations in his memory to Easter Seals of Delmarva,www,easterseals.com/de and or United Way of Southern Chester County.
Funeral Home
Doherty Funeral Homes - Pike Creek
3200 Limestone Road Wilmington, DE 19808
Published in The News Journal from Nov. 24 to Nov. 26, 2014
William B. "Bill" Brower
AGE: 67 • Landenberg
William "Bill" Benjamin Brower, 67, passed away on Saturday, November 22nd after a brave fight against cancer at his home in Landenberg, PA. He was born on March 15, 1947 in Wilmington to the late Ruth and Ralph Brower. A 1965 graduate of Kennett High School and a 1972 graduate of the Pennsylvania State University, he also served in the U.S. Marine Corps including a tour of duty in Vietnam. For more than thirty years, he worked for the Wilmington-based accounting firm Gunnip & Company, retiring as managing partner in 2006. Throughout his life he devoted himself to various charitable and service organizations, including Rotary of Hockessin, Easter Seals of Delmarva, and United Way of Southern Chester County. He was married to Carol Lynn Brower for 32 years until her death in 2001. Together they had one son, Brooke Andrew Brower, of Bethesda, Maryland. In 2003 he married Nancy Menaquale Brower.
In addition to his wife, his son, and his son's wife, Kate, he is survived by Nancy's children and their spouses, Carla and Chris Morris of Landenberg, PA; Gerald and Britain Menaquale of Lancaster, PA; and Elena Menaquale of Landenberg, PA. He was a loving grandfather to seven grandchildren, Charlotte, Graham, Elle, Gianna, Nino, Taylor, and Camden. He is also survived by four brothers and sisters, Ralph Brower of State College, PA; Lorraine Settle of Harrington; Jane Ann Nickle of Frankford and Rick Brower of Kennett Square, PA.
There will be a visitation from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 25 at the Doherty Funeral Home, 3200 Limestone Road Wilmington, DE 19808. The funeral service will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 26 at Cornerstone Presbyterian Church109 Gypsy Hill Road, Landenberg, PA 19350. Burial will be in Union Hill Cemetery, Kennett Square, PA. In lieu of flowers, the family encourages donations in his memory to Easter Seals of Delmarva,www,easterseals.com/de and or United Way of Southern Chester County.
Funeral Home
Doherty Funeral Homes - Pike Creek
3200 Limestone Road Wilmington, DE 19808
Published in The News Journal from Nov. 24 to Nov. 26, 2014
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