Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Bowman, William A.    January 3, 2009
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  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 1/5/2009 
  Bowman, William A.   
   
  William A. Bowman, 73, of Lower Paxton Township, and formerly of Lansdale, 
  passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family at Harrisburg Hospital on 
  Saturday, January 3, 2009. Born in Palmyra, Pa., he was the son of the late 
  Walter K. and Pauline Asper Bowman, and was also preceded in death by two 
  brothers, Walter K. Jr. and Kenneth R. William was a member of Charlton United 
  Methodist Church. He retired from Merck and Co. of West Point, Pa., in 1990, 
  where he was the supervisor of biological quality control, and then owned and 
  operated S.A. Wentling's Optic Co. He was a member of Robert Burns Lodge 464, 
  F.&A.M., Capitol Area Scottish Rite, Tall Cedars of Lebanon, Forest 43, the 
  Zembo Usher's Unit, and was a life member of the original 1000 YD. Benchrest 
  Club Inc. He had many hobbies, including building and operating HAM radios, 
  traveling with his wife around the United States in their motor home, was a 
  Civil War and birdwatching enthusiast, and enjoyed flying his Cessna Cardinal, 
  but most of all, enjoyed his children and grandchildren. He is survived by his 
  wife of 52 years, Virginia M. (Thomas) Bowman; four daughters, Deb K. O'Neill 
  and her husband, Thomas of Lansdale, Barbara B. Knous and her husband, Jeffrey 
  of Harrisburg, Laura J. Snyder and her husband, Jeffrey of Columbia and Brenda 
  L. Wundschock and her husband, Detlev of Perkasie; two sisters, Ruth Mumaw of 
  Elizabethtown and Joann Demming of Lancaster; and 12 grandchildren. Memorial 
  services will be held Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, at 12:30 p.m. at Hoover Funeral 
  Homes & Crematory Inc., 6011 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg. The Rev. Suanne 
  Whorl, his pastor; and the Rev. Jeffrey A. Snyder, his son-in-law, will 
  officiate. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. The family will 
  receive friends from noon until time of services. In lieu of flowers, memorial 
  contributions may be made to Charlton United Methodist Church, 5920 Jonestown 
  Road, Harrisburg, PA 17112.  
  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 1/5/2009  
  
  
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