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Ruth Viola Bowmar

Ruth Viola Bowmar[1]

Female 1928 - 2011  (83 years)

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  • Name Ruth Viola Bowmar  [2, 3
    Birth 17 May 1928  Groton, , Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave URL https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84656303 
    FindAGrave ID 84656303 
    FamilySearch ID L1T2-H6V 
    FamilySearch URL https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L1T2-H6V 
    Burial 2011  Westlawn Cemetery, Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Death 14 Jul 2011  Ayer, , Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I10744  Main
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2023 

    Father Ralph Burton Bowmar,   b. 21 Oct 1898, Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1973, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Angie Evelyn Hall,   b. 8 Sep 1896, Chester, Penobscot, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Feb 1963, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 26 Oct 1920  Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3891  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Charles Albert Perkins,   b. 15 Mar 1913, Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Oct 2007, Ayer, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Family ID F4180  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2023 

    Family 2 William Arthur Badger,   b. 22 Oct 1926, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jan 2008, Bradenton, Manatee, Florida, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Family ID F4181  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2023 

  • Photos
    Marriage of Ruth Bowmar
    Marriage of Ruth Bowmar
    Source: Jim Larkin
    Ruth Bowmar
    Ruth Bowmar
    From marriage group photo.
    Source: Jim Larkin

  • Notes 
    • Obituary notes:

      She was the wife of the late Charles A. Perkins who died October 10, 2007 after 21 years of marriage. She was previously married to the late William A. Badger with whom she co-founded and played an active role in the Badger Funeral Home in Littleton, MA. She was daughter of the late Ralph and Angie (Hall) Bowmar. She grew up in West Groton and was a graduate of Groton High School, a member of the class of 1948.

      She was a former member of the First Church Unitarian in Littleton, A member of the Alliance and Women's Club, and The Sixty Plus Club of Harvard. She made her home in Littleton from 1954-1981, then in Harvard, Plymouth, and in Ayer, since 1997, to be near her family.

      She will be remembered for her great warmth and friendliness toward others. She loved gardening, decorating her home, and was always was up for a great game of cribbage.

      Her survivors include her three sons, David and his wife Barbara (Brown) Badger, of Littleton, Donald and his wife Margaret "Peg" (Jean) Badger of North Chelmsford, Brian Badger and his companion Dawn Gallagher of Groton, and step Daughter Janet and her husband James Thompson of Winchendon; three sisters, Evelyn Sestini of Holliston, Mildred Hathaway of Bellaire, FL, and Helen Cundall of Charlton. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Jamin Badger of Portland Maine; Colleen Rice of Nashua, NH; Sarah (Badger) Sockol of Littleton; Rachel Badger of Littleton; and seven great grandchldren. She was predeceased by her grandson, Donald Badger, Jr. who died Nov. 26, 2010 and her brother William D. Bowmar.

      Please see www.badgerfuneral.com.
      Copyright, 2011, The Telegraph, Nashua, N.H. All Rights Reserved. [5]

  • Sources 
    1. [SAuth] John Spencer Howell, Jr., John Spencer Howell, Jr., (http://www.jhowell.com/ jhowell@jhowell.com).

    2. [S1701] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 8 Mar 2020), entry for Angie Evelyn Hall, person ID KHDH-R3X.

    3. [S1735] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch.org, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 10 Mar 2023), entry for Ruth Viola Bowmar, person ID L1T2-H6V.

    4. [S1701] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 10 Mar 2023), entry for Ruth Viola Bowmar, person ID L1T2-H6V.

    5. [S1656] Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84656303/ruth-perkins.