In Memory

Jerrold J. Bowdin Obit

Jerrold J. Bowdin Obit

Jerry J. Bowdin

  • Jerry J. Bowdin

Bowdin, Jerry J. 73, of Annandale, formerly of New Hope, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, after a very courageous three-and-a-half year battle against cancer. A gathering to remember Jerry will be held at Camp Friendship at 11 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 29. Jerry is survived by his wife of 52 years, Judy; daughters, Jill (Jay), Jodi; grandchildren, Jessica Andrew), Joshua (Monya); and great-granddaughter, Alexis. Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, Helen and Asher Bowdin; mother and father-in-law, Ruth and Gordy Matson. Jerry was born in St. Paul to Helen and Asher Bowdin on March 27, 1942. Jerry was united in marriage to Judy on June 29, 1963, at Colonial Church of Edina.



 
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11/25/15 02:48 PM #1    

Robert G. Putnam

When I was in the horse business in Corcoran we found Jerry in Annadale who could sharpen our horse clippers for us and reunited with Jerry back in the 70's


11/26/15 11:51 AM #2    

Dave Levi

We are sorry to learn about Jerry's passing. Both Sue (Jensen) Levi and I were friends with Jerry both in south Minneapolis and later as residents on Cedar Lake near Annandale.

Jerry was always fun to be with and will be missed.

Our condolences to the family.

Sue & Dave Levi, Annandale MN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




11/26/15 12:37 PM #3    

Kathryn (Kathy) Perry (Scott)

Condolences and  blessings to Jerry's family and friends. He played trumpet in the Woodrow Wilson VFW Grenadier marching band when I, Cece Grosser and Lynn Samuelson were flag twirlers for the band. We all had so much fun traveling all over the US,  marching in parades. Jerry was just a really nice all around guy. He will be missed!  

 


11/28/15 09:40 PM #4    

Osmund D. Miller

Once again a friend and very nice person has passed away.  Our condolences to his family.

Here are some of my greatest memories of growing up with Jerry and his family:

Jerry, having grown up near Lake Nokomis, loved and lived his life to the fullest.  Jerry would ride his red Cushman over to my house and then take us all for a spin.  He didn't have a driver's license, none of us did, but that didn't stop him.  What great fun.

In the winter we would go ice fishing on Lake Millac's.  His dad, Asher, made us all chip in $2 for gas, but that didn't stop us.  Once there we would rent an ice house for $3 and then head out on the lake for a weekend of great fishing, eating smoked white fish we bought from the Indians and washed it down with a really cold beer, and cooking hamburgers on the grill Asher brought along, then ice skating around visiting other fishermen, coming back to our ice house to warm up and playing cards and finally settling down for the evening.  You ask how can you catch fish at night in an ice house?  Jerry (he was really smart), rigged up a set of car points on a board to which he attached a doorbell that was powered by a 9-volt battery.  We hung our fishing line between the car points.  When a fish would tug on our line it would pull the line out from between the car points, making a connection, and then the doorbell would ring and wake us up.  Sound like fun?  It was.

We would also go smelt fishing up near Duluth with Steve Revor and, after filling our garbage cans with smelt, we would head back to Judy and Jerry's house to feast on our catch.

In 1960 or 1961, Jerry, LeRoy Palmer, Steve Revor and myself took a two week canoe trip to the Boundary Waters.  When we left home Jerry had tonsilitis, but that didn't stop him.  We had to come home a few days early because Jerry really wasn't feeling very well, but he hung in there for a long time.  Remember, Jerry was one tough Dude who wouldn't give in.

In case you don't remember, Jerry was a great trumpet player.  A great trumpet player!!!  He played in the RHS jazz band, the school concert band and also the school orchestra. No. 1 chair in all three. 

Jerry was a man of many talents, but his greatest talent was as a husband, a father, a grandfather, and also a great friend to everyone.

We are all going to miss you and your dynamite smile and great sense of humor.

Ozzie Miller

 

 

 


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