More detail on this person: David Paul Bowsher
64, of Dover, OH passed away peacefully Saturday,
November 2, 2013 at the Cleveland VA Medical
Center following an extended illness. Born in
Cleveland on March 8, 1949, he was the son of the
late Homer and Gladys (Hufford) Bowsher. He is
also preceded in death by his infant sister, Naomi
Bowsher, and a favorite uncle, Clifford Bowsher.
David attended Uhrichsville High School and at the
age of 18, enlisted in the United States Army.
After basic training, he was accepted into Warrant
Officer Candidate
School in Fort Rucker, AL to become a helicopter
pilot. He received additional
flight training in Fort Wolters, TX before being
deployed to Vietnam where he flew helicopters
during the war. After a year in Vietnam, David was
stationed in Germany for three years where he was
promoted from Chief Warrant Officer 2 to 1st
Lieutenant. After his active duty, he continued
his military flying career with the Ohio National
Guard at Akron-Canton airport where he was
promoted to the rank of Captain. David held
various civilian aviation positions as well,
including as a flight instructor at Harry Clever
Field in New Philadelphia where he also served on
the airport board. He always enjoyed the annual
Pancake Breakfast and Fly-Ins held there, and one
year, he won a trophy for the best-overall and
best-in-show for his 1948 Ercoupe, which he had
restored himself. He would invite family and
friends to fly with him on many summer afternoons
in that plane. In addition to aviation, some of
David's other interests were classical music,
model trains and reading science fiction. David
will be sadly missed by his sister, Ruth (Steve)
Brown of Bluffton, S.C.; brother, James (Cindy)
Bowsher of Dover; nieces and nephews, Bryce
Brown of Bluffton, S.C., Shannon Brown of San
Francisco, Calif., Laura (Jonathan) Seiverth of
Perrysburg, Ohio and Dr. James (Amanda) Bowsher
of Indianapolis, Ind.; great nephew and niece,
Andrew and Sedona Seiverth of Perrysburg, Ohio.
Honoring David's wishes, cremation has been
entrusted to the Toland-Herzig Funeral Home &
Crematory in Dover. A memorial service will be
held at the funeral home on
Saturday, November 16, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. with
Pastor John Wallace officiating.
Friends are invited to call at the funeral home
one hour prior to the service.
Inurnment will take place at Union Cemetery in
Uhrichsville where the Newcomerstown Veteran
Honor Guard will conduct military honors in a
private ceremony. To sign the online guestbook for
David, visit the "Obituaries & Flowers" link on
the funeral home's website. In lieu of flowers,
donations to the following organizations are
suggested: Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box
758517, Topeka, KS 66675, Independence Fund,
32379 Collection Center Drive, Chicago, IL
60693-0323, or the Fisher House Foundation,
Inc. 111 Rockville Pike, Suite 420, Rockville, MD
20850-5168.
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