Individual Details
Geneva Bowden
(12 Aug 1921 - 10 Mar 1976)
On her son, Jerald's wedding announcement, she is listed as Mrs. Bennie Rotter. She is listed as Geneva Rotter on the Social Security Index but her obituary states she is Genevieve Rotter.
Obituary from Iowa City Area newspaper dated March 11, 1976: Genevieve Rotter. Lone Tree---Mrs. Genevieve Rotter, 54, of Lone Tree died Wednesday evening at Mercy Hospital following a sudden illness. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Sorden's Chapel in Lone Tree, with the Rev. Wilbur Nolte officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Iowa City. Friends may call at the chapel after 1 p.m. Friday. She was born Aug. 12, 1921, at Ottumwa, to Mr. and Mrs. James Bowden. On July 5, 1956, she married Bennie Rotter. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Vernon (Brenda) Brennaman, of Lone Tree, and Terri Rotter, of Cedar Rapids; a son, Jerry Hoosier [Hosier], of Ewa Beach, Hawaii; six grandchildren; and several brothers and sisters. Her parents died earlier.
Obituary from Iowa City Area newspaper dated March 11, 1976: Genevieve Rotter. Lone Tree---Mrs. Genevieve Rotter, 54, of Lone Tree died Wednesday evening at Mercy Hospital following a sudden illness. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Sorden's Chapel in Lone Tree, with the Rev. Wilbur Nolte officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Iowa City. Friends may call at the chapel after 1 p.m. Friday. She was born Aug. 12, 1921, at Ottumwa, to Mr. and Mrs. James Bowden. On July 5, 1956, she married Bennie Rotter. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Mrs. Vernon (Brenda) Brennaman, of Lone Tree, and Terri Rotter, of Cedar Rapids; a son, Jerry Hoosier [Hosier], of Ewa Beach, Hawaii; six grandchildren; and several brothers and sisters. Her parents died earlier.
Events
| Birth | 12 Aug 1921 | Ottumwa, Wapello Co., Iowa |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1940 | Frederick Elwood Hosier | |||
| Divorce | Bef 1957 | Frederick Elwood Hosier | |||
| Marriage | 5 Jul 1957 | Bennie Joseph Rotter | | ||
| Death | 10 Mar 1976 | Lone Tree, Johnson Co., Iowa | |
Families
| Spouse | Frederick Elwood Hosier (1897 - 1984) |
| Child | Jerald "Jerry" Hayes Hosier (1940 - ) |
| Child | Brenda Joyce Hosier (1945 - ) |
| Child | Theresa "Terri" Dawn Hosier (1955 - ) |
| Spouse | Bennie Joseph Rotter (1919 - 1998) |
Endnotes
1. Social Security Death Index.
2. Obituary of Genevieve Rotter (n.p: Thursday, March 11, 1976, n.d).
3. Social Security Death Index.