Sperry Park Genealogy - Person Sheet
Sperry Park Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameCarol Joan Rathbone 
Birth1927, Iowa
Death2016, Iowa
FatherRoy Herbert Rathbone (1886-1960)
MotherEdith Rhoda Flood (1889-1957)
Notes for Carol Joan Rathbone
Carol Joan Rathbone Bowers
BIRTH
2 Jul 1927
Sumner, Bremer County, Iowa, USA
DEATH
29 Nov 2016 (aged 89)
Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA
BURIAL
Alcock Cemetery
Frederika, Bremer County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Carol J. Bowers age 89 of New Hampton, IA, died Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at the New Aldaya Lifescapes Center in Cedar Falls.
Carol Joan Bowers was born July 1, 1927, near Sumner, IA, the daughter of Roy and Edith (Flood) Rathbone. She was the seventh of eight children in her family. She received her education in Sumner and graduated from the Sumner High School in 1944.
Carol began working for the former Rath Packing Company, Waterloo, in 1944 as a secretary and worked there for four years.
On June 29, 1947, at the Little Brown Church, Nashua, she married Lyle L. Bowers.
Lyle and Carol owned and operated the local State Farm Agency and Carol was the secretary for 38 years. She will be remembered for her hard work and knowledge of the business.
The couple enjoyed wintering in Arizona for 20 years, the time on their houseboat on the Mississippi, playing cards and spending time with her family and friends.
She and Lyle delivered Meals On Wheels for many years and continued following the death of Lyle in 1999. She will be most remembered for her kind heart and willingness to help those in need. Memberships included the First United Methodist Church, Order of the Eastern Star and the Methodist Women’s Group.
Survivors include one son, Cy Bowers of New Hampton; two daughters, Linda (Chuck) Skillen of Cedar Falls, Deborah (Bob) Fett of Elma; seven grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; one brother, Robert Rathbone of Waverly; one sister, Patricia Schedtler of Sumner.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Lyle on September 24, 1999; one brother, Albert Rathbone; four sisters, Lucille Jarchow, Mercedes Campbell, Edith Nielsen and Betty Levey.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 3, 2016, at the First United Methodist Church, New Hampton with Pastor Candraeah Carey presiding. Interment will be in the Alcock Cemetery, rural Tripoli.
Friends may greet the family beginning at 9:00 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Funeral arrangements are with Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home in New Hampton.
Obituary & photo published by Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home in New Hampton.
Family Members
Parents
Roy Herbert Rathbone
1886–1960
Edith Rhoda Flood Rathbone
1889–1957
Spouse
Lyle L. Bowers
1922–1999
Siblings
Lucile Emily Rathbone Jarchow
1912–2002
Mercedes Elaine Rathbone Campbell
1914–2000
Elizabeth Ellen Rathbone Levey
1916–1986
Albert C Rathbone
1917–1964
Edith Belle Rathbone Nielsen
1919–2007
Robert Lewis Rathbone
1921–2017
Patricia Ann Rathbone Schedtler
1929–2020
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BIRTH
2 Jul 1927
Sumner, Bremer County, Iowa, USA
DEATH
29 Nov 2016 (aged 89)
Cedar Falls, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA
BURIAL
Alcock Cemetery
Frederika, Bremer County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
MEMORIAL ID
173303533 · View Source
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Carol J. Bowers age 89 of New Hampton, IA, died Tuesday, November 29, 2016, at the New Aldaya Lifescapes Center in Cedar Falls.
Carol Joan Bowers was born July 1, 1927, near Sumner, IA, the daughter of Roy and Edith (Flood) Rathbone. She was the seventh of eight children in her family. She received her education in Sumner and graduated from the Sumner High School in 1944.
Carol began working for the former Rath Packing Company, Waterloo, in 1944 as a secretary and worked there for four years.
On June 29, 1947, at the Little Brown Church, Nashua, she married Lyle L. Bowers.
Lyle and Carol owned and operated the local State Farm Agency and Carol was the secretary for 38 years. She will be remembered for her hard work and knowledge of the business.
The couple enjoyed wintering in Arizona for 20 years, the time on their houseboat on the Mississippi, playing cards and spending time with her family and friends.
She and Lyle delivered Meals On Wheels for many years and continued following the death of Lyle in 1999. She will be most remembered for her kind heart and willingness to help those in need. Memberships included the First United Methodist Church, Order of the Eastern Star and the Methodist Women’s Group.
Survivors include one son, Cy Bowers of New Hampton; two daughters, Linda (Chuck) Skillen of Cedar Falls, Deborah (Bob) Fett of Elma; seven grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; one brother, Robert Rathbone of Waverly; one sister, Patricia Schedtler of Sumner.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Lyle on September 24, 1999; one brother, Albert Rathbone; four sisters, Lucille Jarchow, Mercedes Campbell, Edith Nielsen and Betty Levey.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 3, 2016, at the First United Methodist Church, New Hampton with Pastor Candraeah Carey presiding. Interment will be in the Alcock Cemetery, rural Tripoli.
Friends may greet the family beginning at 9:00 a.m. Saturday at the church.
Funeral arrangements are with Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home in New Hampton.
Obituary & photo published by Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home in New Hampton.
Family Members
Parents
Roy Herbert Rathbone
1886–1960
Edith Rhoda Flood Rathbone
1889–1957
Spouse
Lyle L. Bowers
1922–1999
Siblings
Lucile Emily Rathbone Jarchow
1912–2002
Mercedes Elaine Rathbone Campbell
1914–2000
Elizabeth Ellen Rathbone Levey
1916–1986
Albert C Rathbone
1917–1964
Edith Belle Rathbone Nielsen
1919–2007
Robert Lewis Rathbone
1921–2017
Patricia Ann Rathbone Schedtler
1929–2020
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