Daniel Bower

Daniel Kevin Bower

(SMSGT, US Air Force,

Ret.), 61, passed away on

September 16, 2020 in

Minot, ND.

Daniel was born on

January 15, 1959 to Willi-

am E and Carol J. (Fowler)

Bower in Lima, Ohio.

He graduated from Bath

High School in 1977,

where he was active in

varsity football, basket-

ball, and baseball. Daniel

attended Lima Technical

College where he studied

law enforcement. In Au-

gust of 1978 he graduated

from the first Basic Police

Academy ever sponsored

by Lima Technical College

(now known as New

Rhodes State College).

Daniel joined the US

Air Force on December

10, 1981. He retired from

US Air Force on May 31,

2004.

Daniel Bower began his

career in law enforcement

in the fall of 1978 in Ohio

as a patrol officer for

Alger Police Department.

He joined the Minot Pol-

ice Department in March

2004 following his retire-

ment from the US Air

Force after 22 years of

honorable service.

Daniel met his lovely

wife Penny Patton in 1979

after pulling her over for

having the fog lights too

high. They were married

on August 31, 1979 and

were blessed with three

wonderful kids. A son,

William Howard Bower

and two daughters named

Alisha A-C Bower and

Christine Marie Toliver.

He was blessed with four

wonderful grandsons from

Alisha. Their names are

Mathew D Tollefson, Ma-

son P Tollefson and twins

Scott A. Bower and Skylar

B. Bower. They will truly

miss their Grandpa

Bower.

Daniel has truly

touched many lives in so

many ways. He was an ac-

tive official for high

school basketball and

football games. He was

very active in Special

Olympics and it meant

the world to him to be

part of the athletes’ ac-

complishments. He parti-

cipated in the torch run,

polar plunge, and state

basketball for the athletes.

He will be remembered as

one of the most caring

and patient people on this

earth. If he wasn’t work-

ing or volunteering at a

fund raiser you could find

him out fishing from

shore or on the ice in his

spare time.

Daniel is survived by:

his wife Penny, Minot;

children William Bower,

Red Lodge, MT; daughters

Alisha Bower and Chris-

tine Toliver both of

Minot; grandchildren

Mathew and Mason Tol-

lefson and twins Scott

and Skylar Bower; twin

brother Dennis K (Lynn)

Bower, Saint Paris, OH

and brothers Micheal D

(David Morris) Bower,

New Albany, OH and Jef-

fery A (Donna) Bower,

Lima, OH; sisters Julie

(Alan) Abrams, Westmin-

ster, CO and Janette (Wil-

liam) Kloss, Dublin, OH;

numerous nieces and

nephews and many aunts

and uncles.

Daniel was preceded in

death by: his father, Willi-

am E. Bower.

A private by-invitation

Celebration of Daniel’s

Life will be held at 11:00

a.m. Friday, September

25, 2020 at the Thomas

Family Funeral Home. A

link to the livestream or

sharing memories and

condolences can be found

at www.thomas

familyfuneralhome.com.

Public Graveside Ser-

vice: 12:00 p.m. Friday,

September 25, 2020 in

Section 28 of Rosehill

Memorial Park with Mili-

tary Honors provided by

the Minot Air Force Base

Honor Guard.

Public Visitation will

be held on Thursday, Sep-

tember 24, 2020 from 3:00

p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the

Thomas Family Funeral

Home, Minot.

In lieu of plants and

flowers, memorials are

preferred to Special

Olympics.

A time of fellowship

and sharing of memories

will be held at 1250 27th

Ave. NW, Minot, ND

58703.