 1918 - 2015 (97 years)
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| Name |
Grace E Hartman |
| Born |
28 Apr 1918 |
Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
30 Dec 2015 |
Topton, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Buried |
Saint John's Cemetery, Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Person ID |
I136674 |
Strausstown Roots | Keim.V, Mengel.N |
| Last Modified |
1 Jan 2016 |
| Father |
Howard Samuel Hartman, b. 04 Mar 1879, Windsor Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 29 Jun 1961, Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 82 years) |
| Mother |
Sallie Elizabeth Dunkel, b. 17 Jun 1880, Pennsylvania , d. 24 Sep 1935, Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 55 years) |
| Family ID |
F44662 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Alvin Jesse Bowers, b. 26 Dec 1915, Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 19 Sep 1997, Tilden Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 81 years) |
| Married |
3 Nov 1934 |
Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Children |
| | 1. Shirley G Bowers, b. 08 Apr 1935, Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 06 Aug 2000, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania (Age 65 years) |
| | 2. Myrna Irene Bowers, b. 14 Dec 1936, Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 27 Feb 2021, Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Age 84 years) |
| | 3. Bernice Betty Bowers, b. 22 Jun 1940, Windsor Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 29 Dec 2022, West Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania (Age 82 years) |
| | 4. Living |
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| Last Modified |
3 Mar 2022 |
| Family ID |
F47844 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S2] Reading Eagle, on-line, 01 Jan 2016.
Grace E. Bowers, 97, formerly of Tilden Twp., passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at the Lutheran Home at Topton, where she resided.
She was the wife of Alvin J. Bowers, who died on September 19, 1997. Born in Hamburg, she was the daughter of the late Howard S. and Sallie E. (Dunkel) Hartman.
Grace worked as a sewing machine operator for ten years for Crown Knitting Mill, Mohrsville. She was also a demonstrator for Stanley Home Products.
Grace was a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hamburg.
She enjoyed taking care of her house.
Grace is survived by one son, Dennis J. Bowers, husband of Louise (Werley) Bowers, Upper Bern Twp.; two daughters, Myrna I. (Bowers), wife of Albert Arsenault, New Egypt, New Jersey, and Bernice B. "Bonnie" (Bowers), wife of Robert Rissmiller, Tilden Twp.; eight grandchildren: Steve Correll, Rick Adams, Ty Rissmiller, Dean Rissmiller, Darrin Rissmiller, Jill (Rissmiller) Collins, Stacey (Bowers) Header and Mindy (Bowers) Facciolli; fifteen great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by a sister-in-law, Esther Hartman, Tilden Twp.
Grace was predeceased by a daughter, Shirley G. (Bowers) Adams; a grandson, Timothy Correll; and her brothers and sisters.
Services will be private at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery, Hamburg.
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