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Visitation:
September 26, 2025, from 5 - 7 p.m. at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Service:
Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 10 a.m. at the
funeral home.
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Johnny Lyle Bowen, age 71, of
Lincoln, formerly of Quincy, died Thursday,
September 11, 2025, at Copper Creek Cottages Memory
Care in Lincoln after a rapid battle with dementia.
Johnny was born July 21, 1954, in Quincy, IL, the
son of Lyle E. and Lucille E. Pettyjohn Bowen.
Johnny was preceded in death by his parents.
Johnny was a graduate of Liberty High School,
Western Illinois University where he received his
bachelor’s in Political Science and Sociology,
University of Illinois at Springfield where he
earned his master’s degree in Public Administration,
and served two tours in the United States Army,
retiring as a sergeant. Johnny was often the
smartest man in any room, knocking out any
competition in trivial pursuit or strategy. He
worked in several areas of government for the state
of Illinois, finally retiring from writing policy
manuals in Research and Development for the Illinois
State Police.
Johnny married the love of his life Gabrielle Marie
Ruble in June 1990. He adopted her three daughters:
Jennifer, Kristi, and Julie Piatchek, in 2001.
Gay preceded him in death in February 2018. He was
also preceded in death by Kristi Marie Piatchek in
2001, Julie Anne Piatchek in 2023, a sister Wendy
Bowen in 2019, brother-in-law Ed Cramer,
sister-in-law Kim Bowen, and his favorite aunt Veda
Bowen Hall, among others. He had quite the welcoming
committee in heaven.
Survivors include: daughter Jennifer (Ryan) Keith of
Lincoln; sister Carol Cramer of Palmyra, MO; brother
Jerry Bowen of Quincy; grandchildren: Gracelyn Keith
of Charleston, IL; Emersyn Keith of Lincoln; Madison
Atwood of Lincoln; McGwire Atwood of Charleston, IL;
and McKenzie Lyle and Miles Atwood of Saint Joseph,
IL, many cousins, nieces and nephews, and
grandnieces and nephews. |
Johnny loved to collect coins, track
ancestry back hundreds of years, and dote on his
grandchildren, especially when they were little. He
was an avid reader, loved Archie comics, Star Trek
and Superman. He owned copies of every version of A
Christmas Carol, even the bad ones, on VHS and DVD.
The family would like to give special thanks to the
team at Copper Creek Cottages and Gentiva Hospice
for their support and caring for Johnny during his
time there.
A memorial service for Johnny will be held at 10:00
am on Saturday, September 27, 2025, at
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln, IL.
Visitation will take place on Friday, September 26,
2025, from 5:00-7:00pm also at the funeral home.
Burial will follow the service at Holy Cross
Cemetery in Lincoln.
Johnny believed very strongly in education.
Memorials may be made to the family to help the
grandchildren with college costs; donations may be
made in the ℅ Jennifer Keith.
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