Max Evan Bowser
Served in Air Force, loved hiking
Max Evan Bowser, 68, of LaBelle, went home to be with his Lord on Tuesday, September 17, 2013, in his home, under the compassionate care of Amedisys Hospice of Masontown and his loving wife, Deborah, after a seven-year battle with Parkinson’s disease.
He was born June 21, 1945, in Waynesburg, a son of the late Leonard C. and Martha Main Bowser.
Mr. Bowser held an associate degree in business.
He served as a staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force in communication intelligence and in the Air Force Reserves from 1964 to 1969, when he received an honorable discharge.
Mr. Bowser was employed by USX Corp. Aristech Chemical Corp., and the Greater Uniontown Joint Sewage Plant Authority. Some of the positions he held included operator foreman, general foreman, operational coordinator and plant operator. He retired in 2008.
He was an avid small-game and deer hunter and fisherman. He loved hiking, gardening, going to the Meadows for horse racing and slots, spending time with his family and playing with his cats. He was an avid Steelers, Pirates and Penguins fan.
Deceased, in addition to his parents, are a sister, Patricia Michantz; brothers Randy B., Leonard K. and Melvin K. Bowser; father-in-law Harry Randolph Sr.; and beloved nephew Thomas Marshall.
His faithful wife of 41 years, Deborah Bowser, survives.
Also surviving are many special family members, sisters Sherry Shaffer of Roscoe and Micky (Bowser) and husband Charles of Nemacolin; brothers Barry G. Bowser of Virginia and Landon Bowser and wife Michelle of Spraggs; mother-in-law Dolores Randolph of LaBelle; sister-in-law Martha Biddle and husband Willard III; brother-in-law Harry Randolph and wife Melody; special nephews and nieces Willard IV and Angela Biddle, Jodi Biddle and fiancé Rob Nehls, Stacy Shaffer and fiancé John Czuchan and Kelly and Scott Willis; great-nephews and nieces Chasity Holland and fiancé Roger Austin, Paul Holland, Jonah Griedel, Thomas Biddle, Lillian Biddle, Jacob Hixson and Willard Biddle V.; and multiple other loved nephews and nieces.
He leaves behind his precious cats, Socks and Tipper.
Friends and family will be received from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday in Skirpan Funeral Home, 135 Park Street, Brownsville, where services will held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, September 21, with the Rev. Lawrence Rush officiating. Full military rites will be accorded by American Legion Post 295, 838 and 940. www.skirpanfuneralhome.com