Charles Lloyd Marven Bowman

1913 - 2002  (89 years)

• Name	Charles Lloyd Marven Bowman
  Born	3 Apr 1913	Long Bay, Manitoulin District, Ontario   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Marven Bowman
  Eby ID Number	00002-132.4446
  Grave Photograph - Find A Grave	Charles Lloyd Marven Bowman
  Died	12 Nov 2002  [1, 2]
  Buried	Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I23887	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. Beniah B. Bowman, MPP,   b. 14 Mar 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Apr 1941, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Mary Bedotha Barr,   b. 27 Feb 1887, Campbell Township, Manitoulin District, Ontario ,   d. 1969  (Age 81 years)
  Married	1 Sep 1907	Long Bay, Manitoulin District, Ontario   [3]
  Family ID	F5880	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Effie Isobel McQuarrie,   b. 2 Mar 1914,   d. 10 Mar 2002, Little Current, Manitoulin Island, Manitolin District, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Married	8 Jul 1936  [2]
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F5881	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  C. L. Marven Bowman In loving memory of C. L. Marven Bowman April 3, 1913 to November 12, 2002. Marven Bowman, only son of the late Honourable Beniah and Mary (Barr) Bowman. Born at Long Bay, Manitoulin Island, Ont. April 3, 1913,in the house in which his mother was also born. He spent his childhood between Toronto, Manitoulin and Ottawa, attended school in Toronto, graduated from Oakwood Collegiate in 1931. He returned to the Island and farmed on the family homestead for 3 years, then took on the job of Registrar of Electors for East Algoma in 1934-1935. On July 8, 1936 he married Effie McQuarrie and they started married life in Toronto. Marven was employed at DeHavil and Aircraft in the Tool Making and Design field. He then moved on as Technical Manager with A .C. Wickman Canada Ltd. By the end of WW2, he was Sales Manager and Director of Modern Tool Works, which involved frequent travel across the co ntinent and throughout Europe. His next position was Vice President of Canadian Machine Tool Builders Association. In 1956, he purchased a business in Newmarket, Ont. Marven was an inventor, a superb cabinet maker producing furniture , boats (even a cabin cruiser), a highly skilled tool and die maker, a wordsmith, writing prolifically-pertaining to his family history, letters to friends which were highly cherished and to a wide assortment of causes, wherever he deemed injustice had been done. He loved flying, obtaining his pilot's license at age 50, and owned a succession of small aircraft. Marven and Effie flew to various destinations: Florida, Bahamas and summer weekends to the cottage on Tobacco Lake. He was a life-long boating enthusiast, a voracious reader, a dog lover, a crossword puzzle addict, a pool player in later years, driving daily to the Seniors Centre in Town. Marven was a devoted husband and caring father. He was a private person, incredibly honest and his word was his bond.Through the years, he was President of The Rosicruci on Order in Toronto (AMORC), Lieutenant of the Keswick Power Squadron, President of the Newmarket Lion's Club (1963-1964), a CESO Worker in the Philippines, in his retirement (setting up design courses) , and Chair of the Western Manitoulin Historical Society, taking a great interest in the Gore Bay Museum. Marven was predeceased by his wife Effie (McQuarrie) Bowman, March10, 2002. Loved father of Mary Jean, husband Lachlan Muir of Gore Bay Carolyn, husband Bryan Ostrowski of Midland and Catherine, husband Raouf Balbaa of Mississauga. Proud grandfather of Mark Toole, wife Denise,Jordan Toole, wife Debbie Dr. Leisha Ostrowski and husband Chris Gittens and Adam Balbaa and greatgrandchildren Mitchell , Katie, Carlie and Sydney. Friends called the Culgin Funeral Home on Thursday, November14, 2002. The funeral service was conducted in the Wm. G. Turner Chapel with Rev. Beth Topps officiating. Interment in Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge. Culgin Funeral Home. Manitoulin Expositor November 20, 2002

  
  

• Sources

  [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link . Bowman / Effie I. (McQuarrie) Mar. 2, 1914-Mar. 10, 2002 / beloved wife of / Marven / Apr. 3, 1913-Nov. 12, 2002 / in loving memory [S1310] News - ON, Manitoulin Island - Manitoulin Expositor, Obituary of C. L. Marven Bowman - November 20, 2002. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 13837 (1907), Bowman-Baer. Beniah Bowman, occupation minister of Owen Sound, Age: 23 Estimated birth year: abt 1884 Father Name: Dilman Bowman Mother Name: Catherine Baer, residence Long Bay, Spouse Name: Mary Bedottia Barr Spouse's Age: 22 Spouse Father Name: William Barr Spouse Mother Name: Hannah Fitcher Marriage Date: 1 Sep 1907 Marriage Location: Manitoulin District, Long Bay

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Apr 1913 - Long Bay, Manitoulin District, Ontario Buried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth