Bowden, Douglas C.         
COHOES Douglas C. Bowden, 60, of Baker Ave., died Wednesday, September 8, 2004
at St. Peter's Hospital after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Born in
Portsmouth, N.H., he was the son of Ruth Jones Cesare of Cohoes and the late
Richard L. Bowden. He was the stepson of the late John H. Cesare. He had lived
in Latham and in Cohoes for the past several years. He was a communicant of
St. Ambrose Church in Latham. He had worked at Garden Way, the Record
Newspapers, Times Union, Star Taxi, NYS OGS, Memorial Hospital and volunteered
for Meals on Wheels. He was a member of Cohoes Caretakers and Cohoes Senior
Citizens. Survivors in addition to his mother include his wife, Mary E. LeMay
Bowden; a son, John J. Bowden; his stepchildren, Deborah Gagnon, Eugene J.
Garneau and John F. Brennan. He was the brother of John Cesare Sr., Alfred
Cesare, Carolyn Francesconi, Trudy DeLude and the late Donald Bowden Sr. Also
survived by 10 grandchildren, one great-grandson and several nieces and
nephews. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10:15 a.m. from the Marra
Funeral Home, corner of Remsen and Columbia Sts., Cohoes and at 11:00 from St.
Ambrose Church. Interment will be in Memory's Garden. Calling hours will be
Friday from 4-8 p.m. Donations in Mr. Bowden's memory may be made to St.
Peter's Hospital Community Hospice.
Published in the Albany Times Union from 9/9/2004 - 9/10/2004.