Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bower, Merton E. 1945
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Lake Odessa Wave, 19 Apr 1945

Merton E. Bower Passed Away Mon.

Merton E. Bower passed away April 15, 1945, at the age of 66.  He was born March
12, 1877, in Odessa township.  He attended the Beard school as a boy and
finished at the Lake Odessa high school.  He became a successful auctioneer as a
young man continuing this vocation throughout his life.  He was noted for his
ability to deliver recitations by famous authors and poets.

He is survived by his 95-year-old father John M. Bower, seven children and six
grandchildren, his children are Mrs. Madonna Bower Pick of Chicago, Maynard E.
Bower of Lansing, Pvt. Harold A. Bower of Cheyenne, Wyo., MT/Sgt. Lawrence
Bower, Philippines, T/Sgt. John Bower on Iwo Jima, Levon and Victor Bower in
Lake Odessa.  There are three sisters Mrs. Jacob J. Griebel, Mrs. George Barker,
Mrs. E.J. Murty of Chicago, and a brother Tello Bower at Big Rapids.

The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon from the First United Brethren church
with the Rev. Paul Olmstead officiating and the Rev. E.A. Shulls assisting. 
Burial was in Lakeside cemetery.  Pall bearers were LeVon, Maynard and Harold
Bower, Harold Pick, Gerald Barker and Glenn Hawkins.


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