Eva R. Marquardt

F, (9 February 1911 - 26 February 2001)
     Eva R. Marquardt was born on 9 February 1911 at Linden, Woodward Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.1 She was the daughter of Reuben O. Marquardt and Margaret M. Lovell. Eva R. Marquardt married, at age 27, Ralph E. Bower, age 25, son of William D. Bower and Elizabeth A. Edler, on Wednesday, 9 November 1938 by the Reverend Benjamin Griffin Hoffman.2 Eva R. Marquardt died on 26 February 2001 at Williamsport Hospital, Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, at age 90 years and 17 days.1 She was buried on 1 March 2001 in the State Road United Methodist Church Cemetery, located in Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
     She was employed by Avco Lycoming. Her obituary was published on 27 February 2001 in the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. Her obituary stated:

     Eva R. Bower, 90, of 2423 Grand St., Williamsport, died Monday, Feb. 26, 2001, at Williamsport Hospital. Her husband, Ralph E. Bower, died Aug. 24, 1993. Eva was a homemaker. She was a member of St. John s United Methodist Church, Dale Metzger s Sunday School Class, formerly the Ethel Ayers Class, the United Methodist Women, and she also taught Elementary Sunday School.

Born Feb. 19, 1911, in Linden, she was the daughter of Reuben and Margaret Lovell Marquardt. Surviving are 3 sons, Wayne E. of Albuquerque, N.M., Daryl A. of Colorado Springs, Colo., and R. Lamont of this city; 9 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; 1 great great granddaughter; and 1 sister, Alice Driver of Mechanicsburg.

The funeral will be held Thursday, 10:30 a.m., at Sanders , 821 Diamond St., with her pastor, the Rev. Kraig L. Faust officiating. Visitation 9:30-10:30 a.m. Thursday. Burial in State Road Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions should be made to St. John s U.M.C., 2101 Newberry St., Williamsport, Pa.3

Children of Eva R. Marquardt and Ralph E. Bower

Last Edited=27 Jan 2006

Citations

  1. [S151] Social Security Death Index, RootsWeb online, at http://ssdi.rootsweb.com (Baltimore, Maryland: U.S. Social Security Administration, January 2004 update). The SSDI component of RootsWeb online is drawn from the Social Security Death Benefits Index of the U.S. Social Security Administration. EVA R BOWER, birth listed as 09 Feb 1911, died listed as 26 Feb 2001 (V), issued in the State of Pennsylvania. Last residence Williamsport, Lycoming, PA, last benefit (none specified). Accessed 8 Apr 2004.
  2. [S378] Eva Marquardt marries Ralph E. Bower marriage announcement, undated clipping from an unidentified newspaper presumably from a local paper in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, November 1938. The original article was from a scrapbook of personal memorabilia compiled by Zella (Lovell) Stabler (1916- ). Viewed at her home, RD #3, Box 156 (now Jobs Run Road), Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania in October of 1992, by Kevin Sholder. Zella Elvira Lovell, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA.
  3. [S377] Eva R. Bower obituary, Williamsport Sun-Gazette, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 27 February 2001. Original obituary from the Williamsport Sun-Gazette 30 day obituary archive found at: http://www.sungazette.com/obituary/obituaryArchive.asp. Kevin Leonard Sholder, Dayton, Ohio, USA.