Larue V. Bowersox (1913-2004)
It was a very sad occasion last week when Ralph’s grandmother passed away. Wendy, Ralph and Noah made the trip to Fremont, Ohio for the service.
From the Fremont News Messenger:
LaRue Flick Bowersox Jan. 11, 1913 - Aug. 31, 2004
LaRue Flick Bowersox, 91, 102 N. Taft Ave., died Tuesday morning at home surrounded by her family.
LaRue Vada was born on a farm near Lindsey to the now-deceased John and Ada (Moellman) Gnepper. She graduated from Ross High School in 1930 and after high school, she worked in the offices of W.O. Bates, DDS, and A.F. Schultz, M.D. On Dec. 26, 1938, she married Ralph W. Flick and they had three children: Barbara (John E.) Borer of Fremont, John L. (Gisela) Flick of Cerritos, Calif., and Rodger W. Flick of Fremont. Also surviving are grandchildren, Brenda Lowery, John Borer, Betsey Offenburg, Ryan Flick, Laura Baumann, Ralph Flick, Mark Flick; and great-grandchildren, Lindsey, Abby, Brooke, Albert and Noah.
While her children were growing up, she was active in school programs, Bluebirds, Camp Fire, Club Scouts and Boy Scouts.
Ralph Flick died in 1957 and after that, she worked in the dietary office at Memorial Hospital for nearly 20 years. In 1970, LaRue married Leighton Bowersox and he died in 1975.
Besides her parents and husbands, she is preceded by sisters, Trudy Miller and Ruth Marie Kreilick.
LaRue was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church and its sewing charity circle. She loved her church and did a lot of sewing for the World Relief Program. LaRue loved to sew, make quilts, travel, which she did as much as possible, and she enjoyed her class of 1930 luncheons every month.
LaRue had a special place in her heart for her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and loved spending time with them. They all will miss her.