Notable Births & Deaths for Bowers ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Bowers. Please note that while we are collecting data on an ongoing basis, it's a big task and it's unlikely that our list will ever be more than a sample.

• Coit Albertson     (Actor)
  • Full name: Edward Coit Albertson
  • He was born in Reading (PA) on October 14, 1880 (a Thursday) and died in Los Angeles (CA) on December 13, 1953 (a Sunday) at the age of 73. He is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Reading is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest of Bowers.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Coit Albertson<1>
• Paul Althouse     (Opera singer)
  • He was born in Reading (PA) on December 2, 1889 (a Monday) and died in New York (NY) on February 15, 1954 (a Monday) at the age of 64. He is buried at Ferncliff Cemetery (Westchester County, New York).
  • Reading is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest of Bowers.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Paul Althouse<1>
• Gary S. Becker     (Nobel Prize winning economist, author)
  • Full name: Gary Stanley Becker
  • He was born in Pottsville (PA) on December 2, 1930 (a Tueday) and died in Chicago (IL) on May 3, 2014 (a Saturday) at the age of 83. He is buried at Oak Woods Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
  • Pottsville is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest of Bowers.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Gary S. Becker<1>
• George Washington Bradley     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Reading (PA) on July 13, 1850 (a Saturday) and died in Philadelphia (PA) on October 2, 1931 (a Friday) at the age of 81. He is buried at Northwood Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
  • Reading is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest of Bowers.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: George Washington Bradley<1>
• Steve Carruthers     (Actor)
  • He was born in Reading (PA) on August 15, 1900 (a Wednesday) and died in Woodland Hills (CA) on March 1, 1983 (a Tueday) at the age of 82. We don't have any burial details.
  • Reading is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest of Bowers.
• Naomi Childers     (Actress)
  • Full name: Naomi Weston Childers
  • She was born in Pottstown (PA) on November 15, 1892 (a Tueday) and died in Hollywood (CA) on May 9, 1964 (a Saturday) at the age of 71. She is buried at Valhalla Memorial Park (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Pottstown is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south of Bowers.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Naomi Childers<1>
• Michael Constantine     (Actor)
  • Born: Gus Efstratiou
  • He was born in Reading (PA) on May 22, 1927 (a Sunday) and died in Reading (PA) on August 31, 2021 (a Tueday) at the age of 94. The body was cremated.
  • Reading is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest of Bowers.
  • Reading is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest of Bowers.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Michael Constantine<1>
• Darryl Dawkins     (Professional basketball)
  • He was born in Orlando (FL) on January 11, 1957 (a Friday) and died in Allentown (PA) on August 27, 2015 (a Thursday) at the age of 58. He is buried at Greenwood Cemetery (Northampton County, Pennsylvania).
  • Allentown is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast of Bowers.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Darryl Dawkins<1>
• Charles Albert Fechter     (Actor)
  • He was born in London (England) on October 24, 1824 (a Sunday) and died in Quakertown (PA) on August 5, 1879 (a Tueday) at the age of 54. He is buried at Mt. Vernon Cemetery (Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania).
  • Quakertown is located 21 miles [33.8 km] to the east of Bowers.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Charles Albert Fechter<1>
• Samuel Jay 'Sam' Field     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Philadelphia (PA) on October 12, 1848 (a Thursday) and died in Sinking Spring (PA) on October 28, 1904 (a Friday) at the age of 56.
  • Sinking Spring is located 18 miles [29 km] to the southwest of Bowers.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Samuel Jay 'Sam' Field<1>
• Richard E. 'Dick' Gernet     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Reading (PA) on September 28, 1928 (a Friday) and died in Reading (PA) on November 30, 2017 (a Thursday) at the age of 89. He is buried at Alsace Lutheran Church Cemetery (Berks County, Pennsylvania).
  • Reading is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest of Bowers.
  • Reading is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest of Bowers.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Richard E. 'Dick' Gernet<1>
• Harry H. Gilbert     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Pottstown (PA) on July 7, 1868 (a Tueday) and died in Pottstown (PA) on December 23, 1909 (a Thursday) at the age of 41. He is buried at Pottstown Cemetery (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania).
  • Pottstown is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south of Bowers.
  • Pottstown is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south of Bowers.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Harry H. Gilbert<1>
• John G. Gilbert     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Pottstown (PA) on January 8, 1864 (a Friday) and died in Pottstown (PA) on November 12, 1903 (a Thursday) at the age of 39. He is buried at Pottstown Cemetery (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania).
  • Pottstown is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south of Bowers.
  • Pottstown is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south of Bowers.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John G. Gilbert<1>
• Jacob 'Jake' Goodman     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Lancaster (PA) on September 14, 1853 (a Wednesday) and died in Reading (PA) on March 9, 1890 (a Sunday) at the age of 36. He is buried at Charles Evans Cemetery (Berks County, Pennsylvania).
  • Reading is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest of Bowers.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Jacob 'Jake' Goodman<1>
• William 'Bill' Hewitt     (Professional football)
  • He was born in Bay City (MI) on October 8, 1909 (a Friday) and died in Sellersville (PA) on January 14, 1947 (a Tueday) at the age of 37. He is buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania).
  • Sellersville is located 24 miles [38.6 km] to the east of Bowers.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: William 'Bill' Hewitt<1>
• Hugh J. High     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Pottstown (PA) on October 24, 1888 (a Wednesday) and died in Saint Louis (MO) on November 16, 1962 (a Friday) at the age of 74. He is buried at Bellefontaine Cemetery (Saint Louis City, Missouri).
  • Pottstown is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the south of Bowers.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Hugh J. High<1>
• Elisha Albright Hoffman     (Composer)
  • He was born in Orwigsburg (PA) on May 7, 1839 (a Tueday) and died in Chicago (IL) on November 25, 1929 (a Monday) at the age of 90. He is buried at Oak Woods Cemetery (Cook County, Illinois).
  • Orwigsburg is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest of Bowers.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Elisha Albright Hoffman<1>
• Henry 'Two-Bits' Homan     (Professional football)
  • He was born in Reading (PA) on June 7, 1898 (a Tueday) and died in Glens Falls (NY) on May 11, 1953 (a Monday) at the age of 54. He is buried at Mt. Annville Cemetery (Lebanon County, Pennsylvania).
  • Reading is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest of Bowers.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Henry 'Two-Bits' Homan<1>
• Lido Anthony 'Lee' Iacocca     (Automobile executive)
  • He was born in Allentown (PA) on December 15, 1924 (a Monday) and died in Bel Air (CA) on July 2, 2019 (a Tueday) at the age of 94. He is buried at White Chapel Memorial Park Cemetery (Oakland County, Michigan).
  • Allentown is located 16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast of Bowers.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lido Anthony 'Lee' Iacocca<1>
• George John 'Whitey' Kurowski     (Major League Baseball)
  • He was born in Reading (PA) on April 19, 1918 (a Friday) and died in Shillington (PA) on December 9, 1999 (a Thursday) at the age of 81. He is buried at Gethsemane Cemetery (Berks County, Pennsylvania).
  • Reading is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest of Bowers.
  • Shillington is located 17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest of Bowers.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: George John 'Whitey' Kurowski<1>
• George Lippard     (Author)
  • He was born in Nantmeal Village (PA) on April 10, 1822 (a Wednesday) and died in Philadelphia (PA) on February 9, 1854 (a Thursday) at the age of 31. He is buried at Lawnview Memorial Park (Montgomery County, Pennsylvania).
  • Nantmeal Village is located 23 miles [37 km] to the south of Bowers.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: George Lippard<1>

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