Lawrence S. Bowman

Lawrence S. "Pete" Bowman, 80, of 931 W. Maple St., Valley View, died Thursday at the Manor at Penn Village, Selinsgrove.

Born in Klingerstown, Feb. 15, 1927, he was a son of the late Bertram L. and Blanche O. Wehry Bowman. He was a 1944 graduate of Hubley Township High School.

He served in the Army during World War II.

He retired as a firefighter for Washington, D.C.

He was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Sacramento.

He was also a member of the Washington, D.C. Retired Firefighters Association and Local 36 International Association of Firefighters, Washington, D.C., and the Valley View Fire Company.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Arlen L. Bowman.

Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth A. Wible Bowman, to whom he was married for 34 years; two sons, David A. Bowman, Strasburg, Va., and Ronald L. Bowman, Wilmington, Del.; a stepson, John D. Baker Jr., Elkridge, Md.; a stepdaughter, Sandra L. Reddick, Evansville, Minn; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; family friends, Donald and Bernadette Schwalm, Middleburg.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday from Buffington-Reed Funeral Home, Valley View, with the Rev. Curtis Zemencik officiating. There will be no viewing. Interment will be held at the convenience of the family in St. Paul's Cemetery, Sacramento. Memorial contributions can be made to St. Paul's United Church of Christ, 2263 Main St., Sacramento PA 17968. Condolences can be left for the family at www.buffingtonreed.com.