Jane Bowen, 70, of 407 Westwood Lane, Rochester, died at 1:02 p.m. May 21, 2009, in Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.
She was born Oct. 21, 1938, to Jesse and Dora Gullett Back. On April 14, 1959, in Clarksdale, Miss., she married Richard Avon Bowen, who preceded her in death.
She had lived in Rochester since 2004, coming from Leiters Ford. She was a homemaker.
Surviving are a daughter, Stephanie (and spouse John) Hoke, LaPorte; three sons: Daniel Bowen, Rochester; Jeff (and spouse Julia) Bowen, Plymouth; and Bruce (and spouse Wendy) Bowen, Culver; 16 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Lorelei Wilhite, Avon Park, Fla., and Sherri (and spouse Scott) Moran, Oswego; and a brother, Dorian Back, Atlanta, Ga. She was preceded by two sisters and two brothers.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Good Family Funeral Home, Rochester. Burial will be in Rochester IOOF Cemetery.
Calling is two hours prior to the service Wednesday at the funeral home.
