Harry E. Bowen, 98, Hope, ND, was born February 3, 1908, in Hope, ND, the son of William and Minnie (Nelson) Bowen. He grew up and attended school in Hope, graduating from Hope High School, and then attended North Dakota Agricultural College in Fargo, ND. He returned to Hope and began to take care of his mother after his father's death in 1925. They moved to Bismarck, ND, where he was assistant manager of the Montgomery Ward store and then to Anaconda, MT, where he was the manager of that store. In 1935, he joined the Truman Bowen Company.
Harry purchased the Texaco Bulk Plant in Portland, ND and the service stations in Portland, Hatton, ND, and Mayville, ND and also sold steel products for the Fargo Foundry. In 1942, he leased out the Texaco business and enlisted in the U.S. Army. He activated the 259th Ordinance Company composed of automobile dealers, mechanics, and other automotive personnel from North and South Dakota and was appointed Captain of the Company. Harry served in Europe during WWII and was discharged in 1945 with the rank of Major. He returned to Hope and opened a Coast to Coast store and sold steel for the North Dakota Metal Culvert Company. He remained active in the Army Reserve Unit in Valley City, ND. In January of 1952, Harry was elected Commander of Earle V. Jefferson Post #18 American Legion of Hope and was called back into active duty that same year, serving in the Philadelphia Ordinance District of Pennsylvania and in Korea. He was discharged in 1955 with the rank of Lt. Colonel, returned to Hope, and opened a Gamble's Store. Harry died Saturday, May 6, 2006, in Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND.
He loved investing in the stock market and was a member of the Masons, the Shriners, and was a Legionnaire.
He was preceded in death by an infant son, Harry E. Bowen; his parents, William and Minnie; five brothers, Alfred, Lyle, William, Truman, and Mason; and two sisters, Zoe Bowen Hall and Ruth Pippin Houston.
Harry purchased the Texaco Bulk Plant in Portland, ND and the service stations in Portland, Hatton, ND, and Mayville, ND and also sold steel products for the Fargo Foundry. In 1942, he leased out the Texaco business and enlisted in the U.S. Army. He activated the 259th Ordinance Company composed of automobile dealers, mechanics, and other automotive personnel from North and South Dakota and was appointed Captain of the Company. Harry served in Europe during WWII and was discharged in 1945 with the rank of Major. He returned to Hope and opened a Coast to Coast store and sold steel for the North Dakota Metal Culvert Company. He remained active in the Army Reserve Unit in Valley City, ND. In January of 1952, Harry was elected Commander of Earle V. Jefferson Post #18 American Legion of Hope and was called back into active duty that same year, serving in the Philadelphia Ordinance District of Pennsylvania and in Korea. He was discharged in 1955 with the rank of Lt. Colonel, returned to Hope, and opened a Gamble's Store. Harry died Saturday, May 6, 2006, in Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND.
He loved investing in the stock market and was a member of the Masons, the Shriners, and was a Legionnaire.
He was preceded in death by an infant son, Harry E. Bowen; his parents, William and Minnie; five brothers, Alfred, Lyle, William, Truman, and Mason; and two sisters, Zoe Bowen Hall and Ruth Pippin Houston.
Harry E. Bowen, 98, Hope, ND, was born February 3, 1908, in Hope, ND, the son of William and Minnie (Nelson) Bowen. He grew up and attended school in Hope, graduating from Hope High School, and then attended North Dakota Agricultural College in Fargo, ND. He returned to Hope and began to take care of his mother after his father's death in 1925. They moved to Bismarck, ND, where he was assistant manager of the Montgomery Ward store and then to Anaconda, MT, where he was the manager of that store. In 1935, he joined the Truman Bowen Company.
Harry purchased the Texaco Bulk Plant in Portland, ND and the service stations in Portland, Hatton, ND, and Mayville, ND and also sold steel products for the Fargo Foundry. In 1942, he leased out the Texaco business and enlisted in the U.S. Army. He activated the 259th Ordinance Company composed of automobile dealers, mechanics, and other automotive personnel from North and South Dakota and was appointed Captain of the Company. Harry served in Europe during WWII and was discharged in 1945 with the rank of Major. He returned to Hope and opened a Coast to Coast store and sold steel for the North Dakota Metal Culvert Company. He remained active in the Army Reserve Unit in Valley City, ND. In January of 1952, Harry was elected Commander of Earle V. Jefferson Post #18 American Legion of Hope and was called back into active duty that same year, serving in the Philadelphia Ordinance District of Pennsylvania and in Korea. He was discharged in 1955 with the rank of Lt. Colonel, returned to Hope, and opened a Gamble's Store. Harry died Saturday, May 6, 2006, in Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND.
He loved investing in the stock market and was a member of the Masons, the Shriners, and was a Legionnaire.
He was preceded in death by an infant son, Harry E. Bowen; his parents, William and Minnie; five brothers, Alfred, Lyle, William, Truman, and Mason; and two sisters, Zoe Bowen Hall and Ruth Pippin Houston.
Harry purchased the Texaco Bulk Plant in Portland, ND and the service stations in Portland, Hatton, ND, and Mayville, ND and also sold steel products for the Fargo Foundry. In 1942, he leased out the Texaco business and enlisted in the U.S. Army. He activated the 259th Ordinance Company composed of automobile dealers, mechanics, and other automotive personnel from North and South Dakota and was appointed Captain of the Company. Harry served in Europe during WWII and was discharged in 1945 with the rank of Major. He returned to Hope and opened a Coast to Coast store and sold steel for the North Dakota Metal Culvert Company. He remained active in the Army Reserve Unit in Valley City, ND. In January of 1952, Harry was elected Commander of Earle V. Jefferson Post #18 American Legion of Hope and was called back into active duty that same year, serving in the Philadelphia Ordinance District of Pennsylvania and in Korea. He was discharged in 1955 with the rank of Lt. Colonel, returned to Hope, and opened a Gamble's Store. Harry died Saturday, May 6, 2006, in Luther Memorial Home in Mayville, ND.
He loved investing in the stock market and was a member of the Masons, the Shriners, and was a Legionnaire.
He was preceded in death by an infant son, Harry E. Bowen; his parents, William and Minnie; five brothers, Alfred, Lyle, William, Truman, and Mason; and two sisters, Zoe Bowen Hall and Ruth Pippin Houston.
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