Joan Bowland Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Joan Bowland of Rootstown, Ohio, who passed away on September 2, 2025, at the age of 91, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Joan may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Robert Dietrich and Pearl Dietrich; her husband Richard E. Bowland; and her brother Jerry Dietrich. She is survived by: her sons, Robert Bowland (Beverly) and David Bowland (Jane); her grandchildren, Sarah Bowland, Sam Bowland and Brittany Bowland; and her great grandchild Hannah Bowland.