Death Summons Norman Rowan
Graduate of Oregon State College Here Since 1922
Norman J. Rowan died September 6 at 10 o’clock at his home on Colorado street.
Norman Juaquin Rowan was born at Inwood, Indiana November 14, 1869 and came to Oregon with his parents when he was six years old, settling at Pleasant Hill. He was graduated from Oregon State College in 1893.
Mr. Rowan married Caroline Sturgill in 1900 at Sanger, Oregon and lived in Baker county until his death. He moved to Baker in 1922.
He is survived by his widow Mrs. Caroline Rowan; a daughter, Mrs. Oscar McDaniel of Ontario; two sons, Jay C. of Payette and Virgil N. of Baker; a sister, Mrs. Minnie V. Calkins of Springfield, Oregon; two brothers, Robert A. and George E. Carr of Western Oregon, and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held in the Baker Funeral Home Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock with Rev. W. H. LeMasters of the Baptist church officiating. The body will be taken to Union for burial.
Source: Baker Democrat Herald, Baker City, Oregon, September 7, 1937 page 1
Contributed by: Sue Wells