Robert Stowe (1947-1973)

STOWE, KAPPOS, HANNERMAN

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 12/23/2020 at 11:00:00

From Nevada Evening Journal February 12, 1973 (page 1)

Robert Stowe is killed in construction accident

A former Nevadan, 25-year-old Robert Stowe of Elkhart, was killed instantly about 9 a.m. Monday morning while working on a construction project at Iowa State University in Ames. Electrocution was blamed for the death of Stowe, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Stowe of Nevada. His mother is school nurse at Nevada Community Schools.

Authorities reported that Stowe was operating a crane which came in contact with an 18,000 volt substation attached to one of the buildings under construction in the physical plant at Iowa State University.

He reportedly was using the crane to hoist steel to the top of the building Fellow workers managed to get him off the crane and applied mouth to mouth resuscitation, but Stowe was pronounced dead on arrival at Mary Greeley Hospital.

The accident caused an interruption in power for about 15 minutes in several ISU campus buildings, along with the Highway Commission headquarters and a small area near the Commission building.

Survivors, in addition to his parents, are a child, brother and sister at home. He was married to the former Debbie Kappos of Cambridge. Ryan Funeral Home in Nevada is in charge of arrangements.

From Neavda Evening Journal February 13, 1973 (page 1)

AREA DEATHS

ROBERT J STOWE

Funeral services have been scheduled for Thursday from the Ryan Funeral Home here at 1:30 p.m. for Robert J. Stowe of rural Elkhart, who died Monday morning in Ames.

Rev. Marvin L. Hulse will officiate, with burial to be in the White Oak Cemetery.

A resident of Story County for practically his entire lifetime, Stowe was born in Des Moines on May 18, 1947 to Gaylord and Rhoda Stowe. He was a welder.

On Dec. 28, 1968, he married Cathy Kappos at Nevada.

Survivors include his wife Cathy, his parents, a daughter Renee Stowe, 2, a brother William G. Stowe of Nevada and a sister Mrs. Terry Hannerman of rural Ames.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents.