Individual Details
Courtney Gilbert ROWLANDS
(23 Apr 1919 - 30 Mar 1990)
Obituary, from journaltimes.com:
Racine Florist Dies (Courtney G. Rowlands)
Courtney "Court" G. Rowlands, 70, who owned and operated Aladdin Flower Shop in West Racine and on Taylor Avenue, died Friday.
Rowlands served as president of the West Racine Business and Professional Men's Association in the 1970s.
A 1937 graduate of Park High School, Rowlands served in the U.S. Army in Europe during World War II and was a prisoner of war.
Survivors include his wife, Blossom; a son and a daughter.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Wilson Funeral Home, 1139 Blaine Ave. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with burial to follow at Graceland Cemetery.
Events
| Birth | 23 Apr 1919 | Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, United States |  | ||
| Military | 1943 - 1945 | US Army -- Sargeant, Infantry/Dental Corps/Medical Department; Prisoner of War in Germany - Germany, European Theatre |  | | |
| Death | 30 Mar 1990 | Racine County, Wisconsin, United States | | ||
| Marriage | Blossom Mae LONDRE | | |||
| Occupation | Florist/Proprietor - Aladdin Flower Shop, Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, United States |
Families
| Spouse | Blossom Mae LONDRE (1921 - 1990) |
| Father | Frank H. ROWLANDS ( - ) |
| Mother | Edna EVANS ( - ) |
Notes
Military
Enlisted 18 October 1943; discharged 7 December 1945.Endnotes
1. "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database online, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 8 November 2015), Courtney Gilbert Rowlands; Original SSN.
2. Social Security Death Index, Courtney G. Rowlands.
3. "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2441 : accessed 8 November 2015), Courtney Rowlands; ARMY.
4. "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2441 : accessed 8 November 2015), Courtney Rowlands; ARMY.
5. "World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946," database online, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 8 November 2015), Courtney G. Rowlands; Records of the Office of the Provost Marshal General, Record Group 389; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD; Sargeant, Infantry/Dental Corps/Medical Department; detaining country: Germany.
6. "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database online, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 8 November 2015), Courtney Gilbert Rowlands; Original SSN.
7. Social Security Death Index, Courtney G. Rowlands.
8. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007, "Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8790 : accessed 8 November 2015), Courtney Gilbert Rowlands; Wisconsin Vital Records Office; certificate 009953.
9. "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2441 : accessed 8 November 2015), Courtney Rowlands; ARMY.
10. "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," database online, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 7 November 2015), Blossom Mae Londre; Original SSN.