James 'Jim' William Bauwens 1953-2002

MOORE, BAUWENS

Posted By: Lori Clark (email)
Date: 12/30/2002 at 08:45:26

Gay & Ciha Funeral & Cremation Service– Iowa City – (319) 338-1132
2720 Muscatine Avenue, Iowa City, Iowa 52240

Iowa City Press-Citizen –Short notice
Cedar Rapids Gazette-Short notice

Iowa City Dateline:

James William Bauwens, age 49 of Iowa City died Tuesday, December 24, 2002 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a brief illness.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, December 28, 2002 at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. Visitation will be from 4 to 7pm Friday and after 9am Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in his memory.

“Jim” was born September 25, 1953 in Davenport, Iowa the son of William L. and Ruth I. (Moore) Bauwens. He graduated with the last graduating class of University High School in Iowa City. For the past twenty plus years, Jim has worked at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. He had two Shih-Tzu’s dogs, Emmet and Kelly who he considered his children. Another passion that Jim had in this world was collecting Emmet and Kelly memorabilia.

His family includes his sister and her husband, Mary Louis and Larry Oetzmann of Donahue, Iowa; and his brother and his wife, Mike and Cody Bauwens of Iowa City; one niece and her husband, Melena and Travis Hicks; four nephews, Joe, Josh, Jake and John Bauwens.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service of Iowa City is caring for Jim’s family and his services.