1177 W. 5th Avenue
Columbus Ohio 43212
John F. Bowers, Jr., 87, passed away at his home in Dublin, Ohio on October 12, 2018. He was born in Belle Center, Ohio. John graduated from Lodi High School and, after first serving in the Air Force, from Ohio State University. He was a partner at Kingswood Lumber and Tri Village Investment Company. John married Barbara Wolf on April 14, 1956 in Columbus, Ohio and had five children. John is preceded in death by his wife, Barbara, son John “Buck” III and son Peter. An avid golfer, John shot par or better on 15 different golf courses and won senior championships at three courses. He was a member of Brookside Country Club (46 years) and a former member of the Golf Club at Boca Raton. At Brookside, he won the “Old Pal” and “Member-Member” tournaments with his old pal “Turk”. His keen sense of humor served him well as Toastmaster for a number of organizations and for writing a weekly bulletin for the Mercator Club, where he was a former president and Man of the Year. John was also a 4th Degree Knight of Columbus and member of Rotary Council. A member of St. Andrew’s Catholic Church for 50 plus years, John was also a past president of the St. Andrew’s PTA. John was a member of the United States Trotting Association and a former owner of 38 trotters and pacers, all trained by his favorite daughter. John is survived by his son Michael (Becky) and their sons Mark and Jeff Bowers; daughter Moira (Bill) Fahy and their children Chelsea and Michael Fahy and son Joseph (Jaana) and their daughters Riley and Leah Bowers; his sister Marge England of Oskaloosa, Iowa and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation for John will be on Friday, October 19, 2018 from 4:00-7:00 pm at JOHN QUINT TREBONI FUNERAL HOME, 1177 West Fifth Avenue, Columbus, Ohio. A private service and burial will be held at St. Joseph Cemetery, Lockbourne, Ohio. Condolences may be sent via www.johnquint.com. Memorials may be given to the Alzheimer’s Association (http://alz.org) in memory of his beloved wife Barbara Bowers or The Homeless Families Foundation (http://homelessfamiliesfoundation.org).