A little late but alot of people on her talked to him.
Age: 59
Birthplace: Tonopah, Nevada
Resided In: Wheeling, West Virginia
Visitation: March 04, 2005: 1 - 9 p.m.
Service: March 05, 2005: 10:00 a.m.
Cemetery: Halcyon Hills Memorial Gardens, Sherrard, WV
COWAN, Gerald Lee, 59, of Wheeling, WV, passed
away Saturday, February, 26, 2005, at his home.
He was born in Tonopah, Nevada, June 16, 1945,
son of Edna Mae Kope Cowan Kartanowicz and the
late Malcolm G. Cowan, Jr.
Mr. Cowan was a retired self-employed financial
business consultant. He was a member of the
Vineyard Church, Wheeling; former vice president
of Tire America, Wheeling; an electrical
specialist for Rockwell International, Orange
County, California; and former vice president of
development of Barris International, Orange
County, California.
In addition to his father, he was preceded in
death by his step-father, Frank Kartanowicz.
Surviving in addition to his mother, are his wife
of 24 years, Andrea K. Stock Cowan; two sons,
Reverend Christopher G. Cowan and his wife,
Genevieve of Colorado Springs and their children,
Amanda and Hannah Cowan; Timothy C. Cowan and his
wife, Marie of Morra Bay, CA and their children,
Chelsea, Timothy and Taylor Cowan and Jessica
Feist; two daughters, Andrea Slama and her
children, Rachel Keedy and Alyssa Slama, of
Portland, Oregon; Christine Coen of Wheeling; and
a sister, Sandra "Marty" DeGasperis and her
husband Ronald of Wheeling
Friends will be received 1 - 9 p.m. Friday, March
4, 2005, at the Kepner Funeral Home, 166 Kruger
Street, Elm Grove, where services will be held at
10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 5, 2005, with the
Reverend Jennie Newbrough and the Reverend
Christopher G. Cowan co- officiating. Interment
in Halcyon Hills Memorial Gardens, Sherrard, WV.
Memorial contributions may be made to the
American Diabetes Association, WV Affiliate,
Inc., Upper Ohio Valley Chapter, P.O. Box 1115,
Dunbar, WV 25061.
Personal condolences may be offered to the family
at www.kepnerfuneral.com.
