Family/Spouse: Belinda. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Roger A Bowler Sr.
September 18, 1936 — April 7, 2024
Roger A. Bowler Sr., 87, passed away on April 7th at the Orchard Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Medina NY. Born September 18, 1936, in Lockport, NY, he was the son of Arthur and Anna Ruth (Beccue) Bowler.

He is survived by three sons: Roger Bowler Jr. (Belinda) of Ozark MO, Steven Bowler of Lockport and Robin Bowler of Charlotte NC; two sisters: Betsey Pulver (Wayne) of Glendale AZ and Rebecca “Becky” Austin (late Fred) of Gasport; grandchildren, great grandchildren, and nephews; and his long-time partner Eleanor Dugan.

He was predeceased by one daughter, Lorie Bowler, and one son, Daniel E. Bowler; two brothers, David Bowler and Dennis Bowler; two grandaughters: Diana Rose Bowler and Stephanie Marie Bowler; and his step-mother Arlene (Till) Bowler.

Roger, who attended Lockport and Barker Schools, was an accomplished automotive mechanic. He also worked at Diamond Alkali and Harrison Radiator, where he retired after many years.

A graveside service for family and friends will be planned at Cold Springs Cemetery for a later date. Roger’s arrangements have been entrusted to the Sherrie Bream Funeral Home of Gasport. To share a special memory of Roger, please visit: www.mitchellfamilyfuneralhomes.com

Roger married KOCH, Carol Ann on 15 Jun 1957 in Town of Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 6/13/1957

The wedding of Miss Carol Ann
Koch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Koch, North Tonawanda,
and Roger Allen Bowler, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bowler,
Ridge Rd., Hartland, will be solemnized
Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock at Grace Baptist Church,
Town of Tonawanda.
A reception will be held from 4
to 8 o'clock at the IOOF Hall, Oliver
at Schenck Sts., North Tonawanda.
Relatives and friends are
cordially invited.

ALSO

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 6/25/1957

Aqua and pastel shades of pink,
yellow, green and orchid worn
by the bride's attendants formed
the color scheme for the marriage
of Miss Carol Ann Koch to Roger
Allen Bowler, solemnised June 15
at 2 o'clock in Grace Baptist
Church, Town of Tonawanda.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Koch of
Hayward, Calif., and the bridegroom
is the son of Mr. and Mrs
Arthur Bowler, Ridge Rd., Hart
land.
The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. Arthur Jones before
an attar decorated with white
gladioli.
Given in marriage by ber father,
the bride wore a ballerina •
length dress with bodice of Alen
con type lace and skirt of nylon
net tiered over satin. Her finger
tip veil was held by a cap with
iridescent sequins and seed pearls
She carried a white orchid oa
white Bible.
ATTENDANTS' GOWNS
The maid of honor, Miss Theresa
Krupa of Buffalo, wore white
net over aqua taffeta and carried
rose - colored sweetheart roses.
Mr. Gladys Davis and Mrs. Lois
Schollnick of Rochester, bridesmaids,
wore pink floral net over
pink taffeta, and yellow floral net
over yellow taffeta, respectively.
Junior bridesmaids. Miss Betsey
Bowler, sister of the bridegroom,
aad Miss Bonnie Phillips,
cousin of the bride, both wore net
over pale green taffeta. Jennie
Schollnick, cousin of the bride,
was flower girl, wearing orchid.
All wore bead pieces to match
their gowns and carried contrasting
flowers.
Donald Phillips of North Tonawanda
Was best man and ushers
re Merle Neithe of Lockport,
cousin of the bridegroom, and
Whitney Ward of Hayward, uncle
of the bride
Mrs. Whitney Ward, substituting
for the bride's mother, wore
white linen and lace with pink accessories.
The bridegroom's mother
wore pastel blue cotton trimmed
with lace. The bride's grandmother,
Mrs. Willard Phillips, wore navy
blue and the bridegroom's
grandmother, Mrs. Marie Beccue,
dusty rose.
LUNCHEON RECEPTION
A luncheon and reception to 100
guests was held at IOOF Hall,
North Tonawanda.
The couple left for a trip to
Canada, the bride wearing a pastel
yellow cotton dress trimmed
with lace and an orchid corsage
They will make their home on
Nash Rd., North Tonawanda.
The bride attended' Lockport
Senior High School and the bridegroom,
Barker Central School.
Pre-nuptial events for the bride
included showers given by Mrs.
Ella Ruggles In Rochester, the
bride's aunts, Mrs. Schollnick In
Hilton, and Mrs. Davis, la Rochester,
and a shower given by Betsey
and Rebecca Bowler and Mrs.
Merle Niethe.

Arthur + BECCUE, Anna Ruth. Anna (daughter of BECCUE, Abraham Otto Robert and GARTNER, Marie Wilhelmine) was born on 7 Oct 1910 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 6 Aug 1942 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 8/6/1942

The body of Mrs, Ruth Beccue
Bowler, 32, wife of Arthur D. Bowler.
211 North Transit Road, was recovered
from the Barge Canal by
police at 7:30 this morning, less than
two hours after witnesses saw her
plunge from the approach to the
Exchange Street lift bridge.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo marcinek, 5 Mill
St., restaurant operators, and
Michael Hawley, bridge oprator,
told police the woman jumped into
the water at 6:45. Mr. Marcinek
said he would have gone to her
rescue but he feared he would be
struck by an east-bound oil barge
which was approaching.
Mr. Hawley told police he saw the
woman standing by the bridge for
several minutes and supposed she
was waiting for a ride to an East
Lockport plant.
Patrohnen George Gardner and
John R. Kenny were the first police
on the scene. Later Patrolmen Milton
Nachtrieb and Chester Freeman
arrived. The police emergency boat
was used for grappling.
Dr. Jacob E. Helwig. coroner, North
Tonawanda, issued a certificate of
death by suicide. Friends of the
family said Mrs. Bowler was in ill
health and had been despondent
since the recent death of her father.
Leaves Two Children
Besides her husband, she leaves
two small children, David R. and
Roger A. Beccue; her mother, Mrs.
Otto Beccue, Lockport; three brothers,
Karl Beccue, Buffalo; Alien and
Clay Beccue, Lockport, and one sister,
Miss Naomi Beccue, Lockport
Private services will be held Saturday
at 2 o'clock at the Prudden
Funeral Home, 242 Genesee St
Burial will be In Glenwood Cemetery

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 6/14/1932

Vincent Bowler died at his home,
No. 720 Niagara road, Monday afternoon,
June 13, 1932. He leaves two
daughters and three sons, Mrs. Morton
Gilbert, Vincent, Jr., Kenneth
J., Mrs. Russell Cunningham, Arthur
D. Bowler, all of this city, also
four sisters and three brothers, Mrs.
Edward Weaver, Samuel Bowler,
Mrs. Frank Lambert, James G. Bowler
of Lockport, Mrs. William Bennett
of Philadelphia, Pa., Mrs.
George Robinson of Titusville, Pa.,
Richard Bowler of Gasport, nine
grandchildren. Funeral services
from the home Thursday afternoon,
June 18th, at 3:30 o'clock. Burial
in Cold Springs cemetery

Vincent married BATT, Ursula V about 1892. Ursula was born in Feb 1871 in New York; died about May 1923 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 5/28/1923

Lockport, May 28 - The funeral of
Mrs. Ursula Bowler, wife of former Su-
pervisor Vincent Bower, who died
Friday at the late residence on Old
Niagara road, took place this after-
noon at 2 o'clock with interment in
Cold Springs cemetery. Besides her
husband, she leaves two daughters and
three sons; also her mother, Mrs. Emma
Batt of Albion, three sisters and three
brothers.

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 5/4/1942

Private services for Otto Beocue,
63, who died at 7 o'clock Sunday
morning at his home, 440 Michigan
St., after a long illness, will be held
Tuesday afternoon at the funeral
home of Clemens O. Gaul, 263 East
Ave, Burial will be In Acacia Park
Cemetery.
Mr. Beccue was born In Lockport,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Abram Beccue,
As a young man he was employed at
the former Oliver bedstead factory-
Then for 21 years he was with the
New York State Electric and Gas
Corporation ill health forced his retirement
seven years ago.
Survlvtm are his wife, Mrs. Marie
Gartner Beccue; two daughters, Mrs.
Arthur Bowler and Mist Naomi
Beccue; and three sons, Karl R.,
Allen E. and Clay O. Beccue; five
grandchildren and a brother, former
Policeman Walter K. Beccue, all of
Lockport.

Abraham married GARTNER, Marie Wilhelmine on 26 May 1909. Marie (daughter of GARTNER) was born on 16 Sep 1889 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY; died on 7 Aug 1965 in Lockport Memorial Hospital, Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 8/9/1965

LOCKPORT-Services for a longtime Lockport
resident, Mrs. Marie Beccue, 75, of 134 West Ave., who
died Saturday (Aug. 7, 1965) at Lockport Memorial
HospHal, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Prudden
and Kandt Funeral Home.
Rev. Ivan L Lange will of
ficiate. Burial will be in
Acacia Park Cemetery.
Ms. Beccue was born Sept.
16, 1889, in Buffalo, daughter
of Stephen and Maria Gartner.
She came to Lockport at
an early age. She was a member
of St Peter's U n i t ed
Church of Christ, a past
Great Pocahontas of Scqula
Council No. 177, Degree of
Pocohontas, a member of the
women's auxiliary of Aerie
825, F r a t e r n a l Order of
Eagles, and of Loyal Order of
Foresters of America.
Survivors Include two sons,
Karl R. Bcccue, of Buffalo,
and Clay G. Beccue. of Lockport;
a daughter, Mrs. Norman
Unferdross, of Newfane;
two b r o t h e r s , Martin and
S t e p h e n Gartner, both of
Lockport; a sister, Mrs. E. Ray
Harris, of Hamburg, 18 grandchildren,
f i r e great - grandchildren
and sereral nieces
and nephews.