Daryl Benjamin Bowser
Daryl Benjamin Bowser died peacefully at home in
Chesterfield, MO on May 24, 2019 at the age of 69.
Daryl is survived by his loving wife and best friend of 32 years Karen Bowser, daughter and son-in-law Stephanie and Robert Jimenez, three grandchildren Matthew, Sarah and Dylan Jimenez Of Ellisville, MO, three sisters Ronda (Mike) Shumaker of Mojave, CA, Jonna Bowser of Tehachapi, CA, and Sandra Scohier of Woodstock, GA, two sisters-in-law Beth (James) Giese of Kingman, AZ, Amy (Stephen) Dillon of Cookeville, TN and several nephews and nieces. Daryl was preceded in death by his parents Rosemary and John Bowser, and son Gregory.
Daryl was born on May 16, 1950 in Oakland, CA. He graduated from Canoga Park High School in California. He was Medical Corpsman in the United States Army and served two tours in Vietnam. He married the love of his life, Karen in February 1987. Daryl was a Bulk Specialist in the Midwest Region for Airgas, LLC out of St Louis MO. He was a great family man and loved spending time with his grandchildren. Family members will deeply miss his smile, laugh, and the huge giving heart he had for everyone.
Daryl was an accomplished scuba instructor, liked to play golf, read, ride a motorcycle, and loved long vacations with Karen in Myrtle Beach and enjoyed time spent with friends there.
A visitation is scheduled for Friday, May 31, 2019 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at
2135 Chouteau Ave, St. Louis, MO.
All are welcome to attend and celebrate Daryl’s life.
In lieu of flowers, those who so desire may make memorial donations in
memory of Daryl to the cancer society/foundation of your choosing.
Love, hugs and prayers to your family during this difficult time.
The love you and Daryl shared must make you miss him so very much right now. I’m sorry, Karen. I wish I had known him. What I do know is that you were happy to be married to him and that you were good to each other. I’ll take that!
Love and deep condolence to you and your family. Terri
We are so very very sorry for your loss. In fact there are no words to describe how we feel. Although I didn’t know Daryl, I(Allida) worked for a few years with Stephanie who became a good friend. I used to hear many stories about how great her dad and mom were. And knowing the kind of person Stephanie is I totally believe her stories. With loving thoughts. Jim and Allida Altemus