Bowie, Roger Merton 1937-2013

BOWIE, SCHUMANN, BLOM, MCCURRY, MORTLEY

Posted By: Volunteer Transcriber
Date: 7/8/2013 at 11:48:56

Funeral Information
Home: Calimesa, CA
Date of Death: June 22, 2013
Place of Birth: Newton, IA
Birthdate: February 26, 1937
Age: 76
Funeral Service: Pence ~ Reese Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Newton, IA

Visitation: SERVICES ARE PENDING, AT A LATER DATE at Pence ~ Reese Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Newton, IA
Interment: Newton Union Cemetery, Newton, IA

Biography
Roger Marton Bowie, 76, of Calimesa, CA; formerly of the Newton area, died Sunday, June 22, 2013, at his home in Calimesa. He was born February 26, 1937, in Newton, the son of Martin Howard and Hilda Agnes (Schumann) Bowie. Roger graduated from the Newton Senior High School, Class of 1955. He attended Iowa State University in Ames, and later graduated from the University of New Mexico, with a degree in teaching. He had served his country with the Iowa National Guard. Roger retired as a public school teacher and also had coached football. He enjoyed all competitive sports, especially football.

Those left to honor Roger's memory include his brothers: Howard W. (Marion) Bowie of Altoona, John M. (Verna) Bowie of Runnells and Thomas (Joyce) Bowie of Newton; his sister Judy (Russ) Blom of Cedar Rapids; his brothers-in-law: Jerry McCurry of Knoxville and Jack Mortley of Albuquerque, NM; and several nieces and nephews.
A private family interment will be held in Newton Union Cemetery, at a later date.

Roger was preceded in death by his parents; and his sisters: Vivian McCurry and Inez Mortley. ~ The Pence Reese Funeral Home Website, Newton, Iowa.

Transcriber note, middle name spelled as Merton and Marton.