Sharon Bowling

Sharon Kay Bowling, 76, of Cedar Falls, died Saturday, April 14, 2018, at the Cedar Valley Hospice Home in Waterloo. She was born November 4, 1941 in Waterloo, the daughter of Henry and Orphia M. (Meyer) Dumler. Sharon married Robert Bowling June 19, 1965 in Waterloo. He preceded her in death in 1993. Sharon taught elementary school in Evansdale, Cedar Rapids, and first grade at Lincoln School in Cedar Falls, retiring in 2005. She loved volunteering at Lincoln School after she retired. Sharon was a member of Nazareth Lutheran Church, Pi Tau Phi Sorority and its scholarship committee. She loved being with her family and friends, walking, gardening, and baking, along with traveling with her friends.

Sharon is survived by one son, David (Deborah) Bowling, and one daughter, Jennifer (Stuart) Barry , both of Cedar Falls; four grandchildren, Lauren and Ryan Bowling, and Jacob and Abby Barry, and one brother, Gary (Judy) Dumler, of Waterloo.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and one brother, Dennis Dumler.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 19, 2018, at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls, with burial at Garden of Memories in Waterloo.  Visitation will be 4:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home and one hour before services at the church on Thursday. Memorial may be directed to the American Cancer Society– Bob Bowling Golf For Hope. Condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com.