Catherine A. Ryder Bowers Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Catherine Abbie Ryder Bowers,88, of Roodhouse passed away Saturday Jan. 3, 2015 at the Rosewood Nursing Center in Alton. She was born May 10, 1926 in Roodhouse, IL, the daughter of Joseph Winthrop and Lora Catherine Ford Ryder. She married Everett Wilson Bowers, Aug. 23, 1947 in Pocahontas, AR. He preceded her in death, Oct. 18, 2013. Surviving are four children, Mary (Casey) Kemper of New York, NY, Lora Kathleen Haberer of Godfrey, Everett Michael Bowers of Alton, and Charles Patrick Bowers of Silver Spring, MD; seven grandchildren, James (Kimberly Penland) O’Brien of Falls Church, VA, Michelle Kemper (Christopher) Verplaetse of San Francisco, CA, Carin (Christopher ) Moeder of Boston, MA, Susan Haberer of St. Louis, Courtney Kemper of New York, NY, Amanda Bowers of Bloomfield, CO, Kristin Bowers of Montclair, NJ; and six great-grandchildren, Xin Ray, Faolan and Tallulah Penland-O’Brien, Sabin Verplaetse, and Cassandra and Catherine Moeder. She is survived by three siblings, Mary Lashmett of Winchester, Elizabeth Sue (Oliver) Loy of Medora, and Alfred Ryder of Lineville, MO. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Karen Susan in 1973, two brothers, Tom and Joe Ryder, and two sisters, Cordelia Vick and Clara Ryder. Catherine was a member of the All Saints Catholic Church in White Hall. She graduated from Our Saviors Nursing Program in Jacksonville, IL to become a registered nurse. After raising her family, she was employed as a nurse at the Utlaut Memorial Hospital in Greenville, IL and the Pekin Memorial Hospital until retiring. Funeral mass will be held 4:00 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015 at All Saints Catholic Church in White Hall, IL. Visitation will be held Thursday from 2:30 p.m. until time of the service at the church. Interment will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9, 2015 in the St. Lawrence Cemetery, Greenville, IL. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to North Greene Food Pantry or All Saints Church. The Daws Family Funeral Home in Roodhouse.

Catherine A. Ryder Bowers

May 10, 1926 - January 3, 2015