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John Bowers
JOHN "JERRY" BOWERS
Toddville
John "Jerry" J. Bowers, 77, of Toddville, died at home surrounded by his family on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015. Memorial services will be at a later date.
Survivors include his wife, Gail; his children, Aaron (Tana Field) Bowers, Kristine (Randy) Croft, Andrew (Lisa) Bowers, Angel (Cameron) Walker and Amanda (William Sorensen) Bowers; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a sister, Donna Thomas.
Jerry was born April 5, 1937, in Iowa City, the son of John Henry and Grace Agusta (Buchholtz) Bowers. He served for a time in the Iowa National Guard and then farmed in the Fayette County area. He then moved to Tacoma, Wash., with his brother, Robert, to work for Boeing. On June 4, 1960, he married Gail Hidenrick. Moving back to Iowa, Jerry worked for Weyerhauser Box factory and McBurney Well Drilling before beginning a career at Midland Forge that spanned 35 years.
He was a lifelong member of Machinists Union Local 831, where he served as a shop steward, shop president and board member.
Above all, Jerry was the best father in the world and he will be greatly missed.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Robert H. Bowers; in-laws, Harry and Edna Hidenrick; and brothers-in-law, Eric and Peter Hidenrick.
Please share your support and condolences with Jerry's family on his celebration wall at www.stewartbaxter.com under obituaries.
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