Owen Leroy Bowker, 88, of Cut Bank passed away peacefully Saturday, January 23, 2021, at his home with loved ones by his side.

He was born on January 12, 1933, in the family home in Palermo, North Dakota that he fondly referred to as “the little old shack along the railroad track”. He was the son of Louis and Stella Bowker and married to Gertrude Bowker for 38 years. 

He is survived by two sons, Gary and his wife Cheryl of Rudyard, MT and David and his...

Owen Leroy Bowker, 88, of Cut Bank passed away peacefully Saturday, January 23, 2021, at his home with loved ones by his side.

He was born on January 12, 1933, in the family home in Palermo, North Dakota that he fondly referred to as “the little old shack along the railroad track”. He was the son of Louis and Stella Bowker and married to Gertrude Bowker for 38 years. 

He is survived by two sons, Gary and his wife Cheryl of Rudyard, MT and David and his wife Kim of Helena, MT.  Four daughters; Karen Omsberg and her husband Ron of Boise, ID; Sandra Johnson and her husband Tom of Coeur d’Alene, ID; Rita Bowker of Billings, MT; and Juanita Burson and her husband Craig of Breckenridge, CO.  Also survived by 13 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. He was raised in a family of 9 children: 3 brothers and 5 sisters and many nieces and nephews.

Owen was a longtime resident of Cut Bank for 56 years working in the oil & gas industry and was employed by Phillips Petroleum for 24 of those years until his retirement where he remained a resident of Cut Bank.

Memorials may be sent to: Glacier Community Health Center, 519 E. Main St., Cut Bank, MT 59427 (in check memo line put: Palliative Care / Owen Bowker), and Cut Bank Parkview Center, 715 E. Main St., Cut Bank, MT 59427 (in memo line put: Memoriam for Owen Bowker).

Celebration of Life Services will be held in the summer for family and friends.