Ferdinand Bowers

Male 1905 - 1982  (77 years)


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  • Name Ferdinand Bowers 
    Nickname Chuck Bowers 
    Born 01 Mar 1905  Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 05 Nov 1982  Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Holy Cross Cemetery, Kaukauna, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I9713  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2018 

    Father Bernard Bowers,   b. 04 Oct 1879, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1927, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Mary Verbeten,   b. 10 Mar 1877, Town of Buchanan, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1950  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 22 Jun 1898  Wrightstown, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F19397  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Justina Ebben,   b. 17 Mar 1906, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 Mar 1998, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 19 Jun 1933  St John Nepomucene Church, Little Chute, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Roger Bernard Bowers,   b. 11 Jan 1935, Town of Vandenbroek, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 2018  (Age 83 years)
     2. Carl Adrian Bowers,   b. 18 Apr 1936, Town of Vandenbroek, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 2021, Kaukauna, Outagamie Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     3. Donna Mae Bowers
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F3228  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Appleton Post Crescent
      Sunday, November 7, 1982

      Ferdinand 'Chuck' Bowers
      716 Hyland Ave.
      Kaukauna

      Age 77, died Friday evening at Kaukauna Community Hospital after a brief illness. He was born March 1, 1905 in Wrightstown. He was employed by the United States Corps of Engineers and C.R. Meyer Construction prior to farming for 17 years. Mr. Bowers was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church, the Holy Name Society and the Catholic Order of Foresters, of which he was a 50 year member.

      Survivors include his wife; Justina Ebben Bowers; a daughter and son in-law; Donna and Dave Doolittle, Kaukauna; two sons and daughters in-law; Roger and Patricia Bowers, Carl and Judy Bowers, all of Kaukauna; four brothers; Alvin 'Sam' Bowers, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Elzear and Ralph Bowers, both of Wrightstown; and Olmer Bowers, Kaukauna; five sisters; Mrs. Lucy Arnoldussen, Little Chute; Mrs. Norman (Marie_ Huss, Abbotsford; Mrs. Corrain Van Wychen; Kaukauna; Mrs. Melvin (Jean) Van Asaten, Kimberly; and Sister Rita Bowers, Racine; 14 grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.

      He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers and three sisters. The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Holy Cross Catholic Church, Kaukauna, with Rev. Mike Hoffmann officiating. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. Friends may call at the Fargo Funeral Home, Kaukauna from 4 to 9 p.m. Sunday and after 9 a.m. Monday until the hour of the service. There will be a prayer service at 7:30 Sunday evening.