OBIT: David Ross "BUCKY" BOWSER, Sr., 1999, Berlin, Somerset County, PA
  
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  BOWSER
  
    David Ross "Bucky" Bowser Sr., 75, Berlin, died Sept. 20, 1999, at
  Allegheny General Hospital.  Born July 25, 1924, in Berlin, son of
  David Ross and Emma E. (Fisher) Bowser.  Preceded in death by
  parents, daughter, Cindy Lou in 1972; infant son, brother, Jack, and
  sister, Helen Cameron.  Survived by his wife of 55 years, the former
  Peggy Ellen Poorbaugh, and these children:  Karen, married to David
  White, Philadelphia; Sandra, married to Harold Weimer, Somerset;
  Carol, married to Fred Uphouse; Debra, married to Douglas Hillegass;
  Joni, married to David Weighley, and David Ross Bowser Jr., married
  to the former Mary Lynn Cotter, all of Berlin; 21 grandchildren, 10
  great-grandchildren.  Brother of:  William, Chambersburg; Evelyn
  Schrock, Tucson, Ariz.; Mary Leecy, Cumberland, Md.; Kathryn
  Christner, Kay Sweitzer and Joan Bush, all of Berlin.  Retired from
  Bethlehem Steel, Johnstown.  Army veteran of World War II, having
  served as private first class in the 17th Airborne and the Korean
  War, serving as a master sergeant with Company C, 110th Infantry,
  28th Division.  He received the Expert Rifle Combat Infantry Badge,
  Good Conduct Medal, European, African, Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
  with three Bronze Stars, and the World War II Victory Medal.  He
  fought in Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe; he fought in the
  Battle of the Bulge with the Third Army under General Patton.  Member
  of Berlin Brethren Church, Last Man's Club and DAV.  Life member of
  Berlin American Legion and VFW.  Family will receive friends from 7-9
  p.m. Tuesday and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at Deaner Funeral Home,
  Berlin, where service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, with the Rev.
  Owen Preston and Rev. Ralph Landis officiating.  Interment, Berlin
  IOOF Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be given to Berlin
  Brethren Church.  Graveside military rite by Berlin American Legion
  and VFW.
  
  Daily American, Sept. 21, 1999
  
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