header 1
header 2
header 3

In Memory

Marian Edith Bowles (Bowers) - Class Of 1944 VIEW PROFILE

Marian Edith Bowles (Bowers)

Marian Edith Bowers

Dec. 4, 1925 - May 11, 2023

 
Marian Edith (Bowles) Bowers passed away May 11, 2023 at The Forum at the Crossing in Indianapolis, IN. She was born on December 8, 1925, in South Bend, IN to the late Herman Delbert Bowles and Edith Effie (Berry) Bowles. She graduated from John Adams High School and worked as a bookkeeper. On December 22, 1946, she married the late James (Jim) Mattern Bowers, O.D. They were married 69 years. She worked alongside her husband as receptionist and office manager for Dr. Bowers' Miami Street optometric practice for 47 years. Her friendly personality was noted by appreciative patients and her stylish mark on the practice was evident through the wide array of fashionable frames she stocked for patient selection.

Loving mother to Sarah Bowers, Indianapolis, IN and Sally (Brian) Berglund, Denver, CO. Adoring grand, great grand and great-great grandmother to a lucky few!

She outlived her sisters Garnet (Bowles) Frederick and Ruby (Bowles) Kendall, and brother Delbert Bowles, her nephews Robert Frederick and Jerry Kendall, and niece Margaret Kendall.

Her greatest joy was her family. She was a cheerful, fun-loving person, and willingly gave freely of her time to help others. She left a legacy of love and faith in God. She was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, South Bend, IN.

Favorite things were traveling, especially at majestic National Parks, entertaining family and friends, and attending concerts and plays. She cherished and honored her Scotch Irish heritage. Marian did everything in a strong and determined way, shaped by her childhood during The Great Depression and as a teenager during WWII. In retirement she enjoyed the winters she spent with her husband Jim in Gulf Shores, AL.

Marian's Life Celebration will be held in Indianapolis, Saturday, July 8, 2023, Cumberland First Baptist Church, 116 S. Muessing St., Cumberland IN 46229. Visitation 10 am; Memorial Service 11 am., reception following. Memorial donations to Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 805 S. 29th Street, South Bend, IN 46615, 574-288-8288.

Arrangements entrusted to Aaron Ruben Nelson Mortuary. Friends may leave condolences and request the Memorial Service Zoom link at www.arnmortuary.com/obituary/Marian-Bowers.
 
Published in the South Bend Tribune on June 16, 2023.
 
 
 
08/08/2023 DEC
 

https://www.arnmortuary.com/obituary/Marian-Bowers



Click here to see Marian Edith's last Profile entry.