Elfriede M. Bowden Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Elfriede M. Bowden of Delmar, Delaware, who passed away at the age of 97, on February 11, 2026. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Elfriede M. Bowden or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
As we bid Elfriede farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Elfriede is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Karl Uka and Marie Uka; and her brother Herbert Uka. She is survived by: her husband John Bowden; and her children, John H. Bowden (Barbara) of Laurel, Monica Wheatley (Thomas) of Delmar, Thomas B. Bowden (Karla) of Lewes, June Adkins of Delmar and Penny Nichols of Delmar. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren, 10 great-great children.
