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Louis M Cowan

Male 1897 - 1984  (87 years)


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  • Name Louis M Cowan 
    Born 7 Feb 1897  Uniontown, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Mar 1984  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 14 Mar 1984  Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3047  Rossville
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2019 

    Father John Cowan 
    Mother Sarah Ellen Barnett Cowan,   b. 21 Nov 1858, Uniontown, Union County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jun 1935, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Family ID F1467  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine E Meyer Cowan,   b. 5 Oct 1899, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1983, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 3 May 1943  St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 23 Jun 2016 16:08:05 
    Family ID F1463  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 14 Mar 1984 - Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Cowan, Louis
    Obituary- Cowan, Louis
    Louis M. Cowan
    Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Stanislaus Cath¬olic Church, Rossville, for Louis M. Co¬wan, 87, Rossville. He died Saturday, March 10, at a Topeka hospital.
    Mr. Cowan had been the only surviv¬ing member of the first graduating class, in 1915, at Delia High School, Delia.
    He was born Feb. 7, 1897, at Uniontown, Ky., the son of John T. and Sarah E. Barnett Cowan. He lived in the Delia and Rossville communities after 1911.
    He was a farmer and carpenter.
    Mr. Cowan was a member of St. Sta¬nislaus Catholic Church, Rossville.
    He was married to Catherine E. Meyer May 3, 1943, at St. Marys. She died Sept. 30, 1983.
    Survivors include a brother, John T. Cowan, Rossville.
    Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cem¬etery at St. Marys. A rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. today at Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys.

    LOUIS M. CQWAN

    Louis M. Cowan, 87, Rossville, died late Saturday, March 10, 1984, at a Topeka hospital.
    He was born Feb. 7, 1897, at Uniontown, Ky., the son of John T. Cowan and Sarah E. Barnett. He lived in the Rossville-Delia community since 1911.
    Mr. Cowan was the only member of the first graduating class of 1915 at Delia High School. He was a retired farmer and worked as a carpenter for many years.
    He married Catherine E. Meyer May 3, 1943, at the Immaculata Chapel at St. Marys College. She passed away Sept. 30, 1983.
    Survivors include a brother, John T. Cowan, Rossville; several nieces and nephews.
    Mr. Cowan will lie in state from 4 p.m. Tuesday (today) until service time. Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (tonight) at Verschelden Funeral Home, St. Marys. Services are at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, Rossville. Interment at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys.
    Casket bearers are Larry Martinek, Charles Immenschuh, Jerry Perry, Kenneth Cowan, Keith Cowan, and Ronald Cowan.