Wilda M. Bowman, age 92, of Kearney, Neb., passed away Saturday, February 25, 2023, at the Kearney Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, March 1, 2023, at the Countryside Christian Church in Kearney with Pastor Jeff Nielsen officiating. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to services at the church on Wednesday. Burial and graveside services will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, March 2, 2023, at the Norton, KS Cemetery with Pastor Darel Boston presiding.
Memorials are suggested to
Countryside Christian Church, Norton Christian Church or the Peterson
Senior Center. Please visit www.hlmkfuneral.com
to leave a tribute or message of condolence. Horner Lieske McBride
& Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney is in charge of
arrangements.
Wilda was born on May 16, 1930, in Woodston, KS to Roy
Charles and Mary Gladys (Penington) Lindahl. When Wilda was young the
family moved to a farm in Phillips County, KS where she started school.
Later, the family moved to Norton County, KS where Wilda attended School
District #60 through the 8th grade. She then attended and graduated
from Almena Rural High School with the class of 1947. That summer, she
attended Fort Hays College and earned a teaching certificate.
From 1947 to 1950, Wilda taught school at the Cactus School south of Almena. She renewed her teaching certificate each year while also earning additional college credits. She met and later married John Wesley Sides on June 17, 1949, in Logan, KS. The couple later moved to Densmore, KS and welcomed their first child, Ronald Eugene Sides in 1951. A second son, Keith was welcomed in 1955. Wilda lost John to a tragic automobile accident on January 5, 1957. Following the accident, Wilda and her two sons moved to Norton, KS where she took employment with the Norton County Welfare Department.
She met Glenn Everett Bowman at the Safeway
in Norton and the two were later married on August 14, 1959. Wilda and
Glenn eventually had two additional sons together, Mark Steven Bowman in
1960 and Todd Michael Bowman in 1964. Wilda retired from the State of
Kansas Social and Rehabilitative Services in 1992. In retirement, Wilda
and Glenn enjoyed traveling and visiting family. Glenn passed away in
2005 and Wilda moved to Kearney shortly after to be closer to family.
Wilda was a longtime member of the Norton Christian Church in Norton and
later the Countryside Christian Church in Kearney.
Wilda is
survived by her sons, Ron (Dyvonne) Sides of Hugoton, KS, Keith (Holly)
Sides of Redmond, OR,Mark (Mary) Bowman of Kearney, NE and Todd
(Courtney) Bowman of Canyon, TX; 11 Grandchildren; 14 Great
Grandchildren; sister, Marge Sherman of Arvada, CO; sister-in-law, Lynn
Lindahl of Tappahannock, VA and many nieces, nephews and other extended
family.
Wilda was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, John
Sides and Glenn Bowman; infant son, Kenneth Allen Sides; brothers,
Charles Lindahl and James Lindahl; sisters-in-law, Florence Lindahl and
June Wray and brothers-in-law, Warren Sherman and Duane Wray