Cowan, Everett W.

From Helderberg Hilltown Biographies
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Birth

Everett W. Cowan was born July 25, 1917 the son of William and Minnie Jones Cowan at the family home on Tabor Road. His siblings were:

  • Mrs. Maud Wright of Bradenton, Fla.
  • Harold Cowan of Schenectady
  • Walter Cowan of Spicing City, Pa.

Education

Everett Cowan graduated from Berne High School.

Military Service

Everett W. Cowan served in the U.S. Army in the early 1940s.

Occupation

Marriage & Children

Everett W. Cowan married Ruth VanValkenburg of Turner Falls, Mass. Their children were:

  • CarolJo Cowan in Connecticut
  • Conrad Cowan in Connecticut
  • Larry Cowan in Connecticut

Death

Everett W. Cowan died November 11, 1980, in an East Hartford hospital.

Obituary

File:19801128CowanEverettObit.jpg
Everett W. Cowan Obituary - Altamont Enterprise — November 28, 1980

EVERETT COWAN

Sympathy is extended to the Cowan family at the Nov. 11 (1980) death of Everett Cowan in an East Hartford hospital. Everett Cowan was born July 25, 1917 the son of William and Minnie Jones Cowan at the family home on Tabor Road.

He grew up in the Lutheran Church, and was graduated from Berne High School. He served in the U.S. Army in the early '40s and after marriage to Ruth VanValkenburg of Turner Falls, Mass., lived in the Tony Yarmchuk house in Berne.

He is survived by his widow, Ruth Cowan, and three children, CarolJo, Conrad, and Larry in Connecticut; one sister, Mrs. Maud Wright of Bradenton, Fla.; and two brothers, Harold Cowan of Schenectady and Walter Cowan of Spicing City, Pa. Memorial gifts are being being given to the Berne Lutheran Church and to the cancer fund.

Altamont Enterprise — November 28, 1980

Additional Media

Sources