Dale Roscoe Bowlus of Havre de Grace, MD, formerly of Gibsonburg, Ohio, passed away on July 13, 2014 at Harford Memorial Hospital. Mr. Bowlus was the husband of Margaret A. (Richard) Bowlus; loving father of Dale Richard (Rick) Bowlus and his wife Vicki of Havre de Grace, MD; adored grandfather of Kameron Taylor and husband, Brian of Sugar Hill, Georgia; Lyndsey Bowlus of Charlotte, North Carolina; and Meganne Hardt and husband, Tyler of Alpharetta, Georgia. He is also survived by his great grandchildren - Lauren, Ava, and Alexis Taylor and Collin and Allison Hardt. Mr. Bowlus was predeceased by his parents and sisters, Mildred Peters and Vonda Kokai.

After his wife Margaret’s death in 2011, Mr. Bowlus moved to Maryland to live with his son and his wife, where he loved taking rides around the scenic bay area and eating at local restaurants. Dale was an avid sports fan of the Cleveland Indians and Ohio State Buckeyes. He spent the last few years reviewing Ohio State football and basketball history and enjoyed reading his “Buckeye Sports Bulletin”. During baseball he intently watched Indians baseball and even learned to enjoy the Baltimore Orioles baseball team, while during football season – “GO BUCKEYES!”. During his life in Ohio, he loved caring for his lawn and flower beds, socializing with family and friends, and enjoyed traveling to spend time with his family on the East Coast. He graduated from Fremont Ross High School in 1941, where he enjoyed participating in sports (lettering in track, basketball, and football). He retired from being Co-owner of Dandale Chevrolet in Gibsonburg and later, the assistant personnel manager of the United States Gypsum Company of Genoa, Ohio. He was a member of American Legion Post #17, Gibsonburg, OH for 67 years and served in the U.S. Army during WWII from 1943-46 in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater. After his return from service, he attended Bowling Green State University. Dale was a lifetime member of Faith United Methodist Church in Gibsonburg, OH.

A viewing will be held on Saturday, July 19, 2014, from 3-5 and 7-9pm, at Herman-Kinn Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 319 West Madison Street, Gibsonburg, OH, 43431. A gravesite service will be held on Sunday, July 20, 2014, at 11 AM, at West Union Cememtery, Gibsonburg, OH.
Contributions may be made in his memory to Faith United Methodist Church, 795 West Madison Street, Gibsonburg, OH, 43431 or Gibsonburg Voluntary Fire Co., 120 North Main Street, Gibsonburg, OH, 43431. On line condolences may be made at www.zellmanfuneralhome.com (MD) or www.hermankinn.com (OH) .

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