From the Long Prairie (Minnesota) Leader, Thursday, Feb. 9, 1939 issue

GEORGE BOWER was found dead in his residence in this village Saturday evening by A. E. Olson and Phil Gothman, who failing to notice any sign of life about the house, broke in to find Mr. Bower dead in a chair. He is thought to have passed away the morning previous. He had been noticed shoveling snow in the yard when Mr. Olson passed on his way to work Friday morning. However, when nothing was seen of him Saturday, Mr. Olson and Mr. Gothman affected an entrance. They found Mr. Bower had removed his hat but his overshoes and mittens were still on indicating the attack came as he was resting after the exertion induced by his work.

George Edgar Bower was born in London, Ontario, Canada, August 19 1858. He came to the United States in 1881, going to Fremont, Neb., where he worked for some time. Later he was employed by the Northern Pacific railroad when that company extended its lines through the Dakotas and into Montana. In 1883 he took a homestead in Round Prairie township. For a number of years he had resided in this village.

On November 14, 1898, he was married to Amy Nevil of Grey Eagle. To them was born one daughter, now Mrs. Ortwin Rosenow. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. C. J. Bradley and Miss Annie Bower, in Ontario, Canada. Funeral services were conducted at the Methodist church Tuesday with Rev. E. E. Lowe officiating. Internment was made in Evergreen cemetery with Fred Rosenow, Ed Oldham, Harry Lyon, Adolph Leitz, Gustav Kleinschmidt and Emil Kleinschmidt as pallbearers.

NOTE: This is the obit for my husband's great uncle. It was sent to me by Donna from the Long Prairie Leader, Long Prairie, Minnesota.