Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Bowerman, Ralph Jr. 2007 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net August 31, 2010, 6:05 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Tuesday, September 4, 2007 Ralph Bowerman, Jr., 48, of Lake Odessa, passed away suddenly on Saturday afternoon, September 1, 2007. Ralph was born in Ionia on October 31, 1958 to Ralph and Lucille (Misner) Bowerman. He graduated with honors from Lakewood High school in 1977. Ralph was united in marriage to Tammy Carpenter on September 9, 1978. He had worked at General Motors for 30 years, and was currently employed as a master carpenter throughout West Michigan. Ralph loved hunting and fishing and being outdoors. He is survived by Tammy, his loving wife of 29 years; children, Amanda Bowerman and Ralph Bowerman III; father, Ralph Bowerman, Sr.; brothers, Roger (Lorri) Bowerman and Steve (Jeannie) Bowerman; grandmother Marjorie Bowerman; brother-in-law, Cam (Pat) Yager; and many more loving relatives and friends. Ralph was preceded in death by his mother. Visitation will be held at the Koops Funeral Chapel in Lake Odessa on Wednesday, September 5 from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday at the Koops Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Lakeside Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the family for a cause to be determined at a later time. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/bowerman9243nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb