We miss you, Grandpa Bill William Bowman (November 16, 1944 - April 21, 2009) 
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Funeral services for William G. “Bill” Bowman, 64, of Moline, IL, will be 3:30 PM Saturday, at the Van Hoe Funeral Home Ltd., East Moline, IL. Entombment will be in St. Mary’s Mausoleum, East Moline at a later date. Visitation will be 2-3:30PM Saturday at the funeral home. Mr. Bowman died Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at Heartland Health Care Center, Moline, IL. In lieu of flowers and gifts, memorials may be made to the family. Bill was born November 16, 1944 in Wildwood, NJ, the son of George and Gertrude (VanHerzeele) Bowman II. He attended Black Hawk College Moline and The University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana. He married Joan Petrosky Sept 21, 1968 in Moline. He later married Kimberly Claeys October 28, 1983 in Moline. He retired in 2008 from the Union Carpenter’s Local 166, where he had been a member for 42 years. He was an avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a talented gardener. He was a loving father and grandfather. Survivors include: daughters and son-in-law, Christine M. Bowman of Chicago, IL, Anjie and Paul Riley of Naperville, IL; son, Matt Bowman of Rockford, IL; grandchildren, Kate, Jack and Will Riley; sister, Jeanne Carton of Atkinson, IL; brothers and sisters-in-law, Henry and Susan Bowman of Moline, IL, George and Mary Bowman III of Cambridge, IL. He is preceded in death by his parents. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.vanhoe.com.
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