Bernice Bowen
1916 - 1998 (81 years)
Generation: 1
1. Bernice Bowen was born on 20 Dec 1916 in Hope, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 17 Oct 1998 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Notes:
Bernice Irene Bell, 81, of Danville, passed away at 9:35 p.m. Saturday (Oct 17, 1998) at Provena USMC, Logan campus.
She was born in Hope, Ill., on Dec. 20, 1916, the daughter of the late Oscar and Nellie (Scott) Bowen. On Dec. 16, 1967, she married Allen E. Bell in Anaheim, Calif. He survives. Also surviving are: four grandchildren, Simpi (Dave) Lenover and Carla Schafer, both of Danville, Shelia Schafer of Knoxville, Tenn., and Clifford Schafer of Muncie, Ill., one daughter-in-law, Jo-Della (Larry) Sullivan of Danville; one nephew, Steve Kelly and one niece, Susan Kelly, both of St. Charles, Ill.; five great-grandchildren and two step grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Lawrence Schafer and two sisters.
For a time she worked in the cosmetics department of Carson Pharmacy in Danville and Park Lido Pharmacy in Newport Beach, Calif. She enjoyed sewing and oil painting.
Funeral services: 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct 21 at Sunset Funeral Home & Cremation Center; Officiating: Pastor Ken Bostwick; Burial: Sunset Memorial Park; Visitation: 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20 at the funeral home; Memorials: American Heart Association.
The Commercial News, Danville, Illinois, October 19, 1998.
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daughter of Oscar Bowen and Nellie Scott
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31943560/bernice-irene-bellFamily/Spouse: Herman Clifford Schafer. Herman (son of Ernest Gustaf Schafer and Ethel Verde Shanks) was born on 19 Aug 1913 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 27 Dec 1997; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Lawrence H. Schafer was born on 18 Apr 1938 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 8 May 1967; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois.