Walter E. Bower 
M, (5 February 1910 - 4 October 1966)
- Relationship
- 3rd great-grandson of David Stolz
Walter E. Bower was born on 5 February 1910 at Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.1,2,3 He was the son of George J. Bower and Laura E. Kinley. Walter E. Bower married, at age 21, Laura Weigle Dunkleberger, age 18, daughter of Carl Dunkleberger and Alice Grimes, on Tuesday, 2 June 1931 at Lycoming Presbyterian Church Parsonage, Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, by the Reverend Halbert Jacobs. Walter E. Bower died on 4 October 1966 at Old Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, at age 56 years, 7 months and 29 days.1,2,3 He was buried on 7 October 1966 in the State Road United Methodist Church Cemetery, located in Lycoming Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.2
He was a farmer. The following article about Walter E. was published on 4 October 1966 in the local paper, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. This article stated:
FARM TRACTOR OVERTURNS, MAN FATALLY HURT
Walter E. Bower, 56, of Cogan Station RD 2, was pronounced dead on arrival at the Williamsport Hospital at 11:50 a.m. today, Tuesday, October 4, 1966, following a farm tractor accident.
Mr. Bower, a life-long farmer, died under his farm tractor where he was pinned from shortly after 11 until a wrecker arrived and hoisted it off him.
He was taken to the hospital in the Old Lycoming Township Fire Company ambulance.
Reports indicate that Mr. Bower was on a side hill on his farm along Beauty's Run Road when the machine overturned, pinning him under it. The tractor was pulling a spreader.
Dr. Earl. miller, coroner, is investigating the accident.4
His obituary was published on 5 October 1966 Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. His obituary stated:
FUNERAL
BOWER - The funeral for Walter E. Bower, who was fatally injured yesterday when he was pinned under a tractor on his farm at Cogan Station RD 2, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Knight's, 1912 Memorial Avenue. His pastor, the Rev. Herbert S. Entz, will officiate. Burial will be in the State Road Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
Dr. Earl R. Miller, coroner, said death was caused by a crushed chest. He ruled that the death was accidental and no inquest will be held.
Born February 5, 1910, in Old Lycoming Township, Mr. Bower was the son of George and Laura Kinley Bower. He had been a farmer in the Cogan Station area all his life.
He was a member of Maple Springs Evangical United Brethren Church.
Surviving are his wife, the former Laura Weigle; a son, Robert E., of Cogan Station RD 2; three brothers, Samuel, of Linden RD 1, Paul, of Williamsport RD 2, and Phillip C., this city, and one grandson.3
He was a farmer. The following article about Walter E. was published on 4 October 1966 in the local paper, printed in Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. This article stated:
FARM TRACTOR OVERTURNS, MAN FATALLY HURT
Walter E. Bower, 56, of Cogan Station RD 2, was pronounced dead on arrival at the Williamsport Hospital at 11:50 a.m. today, Tuesday, October 4, 1966, following a farm tractor accident.
Mr. Bower, a life-long farmer, died under his farm tractor where he was pinned from shortly after 11 until a wrecker arrived and hoisted it off him.
He was taken to the hospital in the Old Lycoming Township Fire Company ambulance.
Reports indicate that Mr. Bower was on a side hill on his farm along Beauty's Run Road when the machine overturned, pinning him under it. The tractor was pulling a spreader.
Dr. Earl. miller, coroner, is investigating the accident.4
His obituary was published on 5 October 1966 Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. His obituary stated:
FUNERAL
BOWER - The funeral for Walter E. Bower, who was fatally injured yesterday when he was pinned under a tractor on his farm at Cogan Station RD 2, will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Knight's, 1912 Memorial Avenue. His pastor, the Rev. Herbert S. Entz, will officiate. Burial will be in the State Road Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
Dr. Earl R. Miller, coroner, said death was caused by a crushed chest. He ruled that the death was accidental and no inquest will be held.
Born February 5, 1910, in Old Lycoming Township, Mr. Bower was the son of George and Laura Kinley Bower. He had been a farmer in the Cogan Station area all his life.
He was a member of Maple Springs Evangical United Brethren Church.
Surviving are his wife, the former Laura Weigle; a son, Robert E., of Cogan Station RD 2; three brothers, Samuel, of Linden RD 1, Paul, of Williamsport RD 2, and Phillip C., this city, and one grandson.3
Child of Walter E. Bower and Laura Weigle Dunkleberger
Last Edited=21 Jun 2006
Citations
- [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. WALTER BOWER, birth listed as 05 Feb 1910, died listed as Oct 1966, issued in the State of Pennsylvania. Last residence (not specified), last benefit (none specified). Accessed 4 Jun 2004.
- [S459] Memorial card from the funeral of Walter E. Bower at State Road United Methodist Church Cemetery. Presumably from a local funeral home in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 7 October 1966. The original funeral card was from a scrapbook of personal memorabilia compiled by Lena [Hafer] Bower (1915-1998). Viewed at her home, RD #5 (now Bower Road), Williamsport, PA in September of 1993, by Kevin Sholder. The scrapbook that contains this article is now owned by her daughter. Phyllis Jane Bower, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA.
- [S460] Walter E. Bower obituary, undated clipping from an unidentified newspaper presumably from a local paper in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, October 1966. The original article was from a scrapbook of personal memorabilia compiled by Johanna (Weiss) Edler (1915-1999) through out her life. Viewed in the home of her daughter Donna (Edler) Sayah on 1 June 1999, by Kevin Sholder. Donna Lee Edler, Montoursville, Pennsylvania, USA.
- [S461] Farm Tractor Overturns, Man Fatally Hurt, undated clipping from an unidentified newspaper presumably from a local paper in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, 4 October 1966. The original article was from a scrapbook of personal memorabilia compiled by Johanna (Weiss) Edler (1915-1999) through out her life. Viewed in the home of her daughter Donna (Edler) Sayah on 1 June 1999, by Kevin Sholder. Donna Lee Edler, Montoursville, Pennsylvania, USA.