Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in April of 1938:

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  Misses Evelyn Weber and Jeanne Deckelman are expected home this weekend
from Cornell University for the spring vacation.

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From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in January of 1940:

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  With Christmas came the announcements of many engagements: ... District
Attorney and Mrs. William Deckelman have announced the engagement of their
daughter, Jeanne Esther, to Theodore King Bowen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Bowen of Syracuse; ...

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From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in May of 1941:

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  Miss Jeanne Deckelman will be home for the weekend from Cornell.

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From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York in July of 1941:

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  Miss Jeanne Esther Deckelman, only daughter of District Attorney and
Mrs. William Deckelman became the bride of Theodore King Bowen of Syracuse
on July 15.

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From the Scrap Book of Lena Belle (Beers) Alverson Walton, Reporter (New York)
newspaper clipping - no year given [1941 - MEL]

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JEANNE DECKELMAN, BRIDE IN GARDEN WEDDING
Under a clear blue sky and in a picturesque garden setting, back-grounded
by the green wooded mountain, MISS JEANNE ESTHER DECKELMAN, only daughter
of District Attorney, MR. and MRS. WILLIAM DECKELMAN, became the bride
of THEODORE KING BOWEN, son of MR. and MRS. RALPH BOWEN of Syracuse,
at the Deckelman home on Center street at noon on Tuesday, July 15 - the
twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of JEANNE's parents, and also the birthday
anniversary of her mother, the former BEATRICE FITCH, school teach [sic]
on Long Eddy. The bridal altar was set up at the entrance to the bride's
playhouse, built by her father when she was a child, and the guests, numbering
125, were seated on chairs on the tennis court, between the altar and the
street. Following preliminary music by MISS BERNICE E. FUHRER of Kenoza
Lake, on her small portable organ, placed on the lawn, and the song, "Oh,
Promise Me," by CHARLES HARRISON of the Fern Hotel, Kenoza Lake, the bridal
party, at the strains of the wedding march, came from the front door of the
house and approached the altar up the center aisle between the guests -
the bride on the arm of her father, preceded by the matron of honor, the
four bridesmaids, the four ushers and the two flower girls and the little
ring bearer. The groom and his best man, CLYDE FOGG of East Williston,
L. I., had taken positions at the right of the altar, and were joined by the
ushers. The attending ladies took places at the left side. The officiating
clergyman, REV. HAROLD BLAKE, O.F.M., head of St.  Bonaventure Monastery,
Paterson, and former parish priest here, took his place on the portico of
the playhouse in a bower of foliage. In addition to the many garden flowers
there were decorations of gladiolas, lilies and palms about the altar. In
the midst of the ceremony MR. HARRISON sang "Ave Maria." After the ceremony
the bride and groom and attendants marched back through the aisle and to
a place on the lawn back of the house, were felicitations were given, and
a social hour was passed, with refreshments of orange punch and a brew
of hops and malt. Photographers were numerous and busy for a time. The
bride's attire was of white chiffon and lace, with square neck and puff
sleeves; white chiffon gauntlets; a long train; three-quarter length veil
of tulle and lace crown; she carried white roses and babies'-breath and
wore a pearl necklace. The maid of honor was MRS. HERBERT GRISHABER, aunt
of the bride, and she wore white printed organza and carried pink roses and
babies'-breath. The four bridesmaids were MISS DORIS HICK, MISS ARLENE BOWEN
(sister of the groom), MRS. LEO WOLFF and MRS. LEST [sic] GUTE, aunts of the
bride. The groom and the best man wore white suits. The ushers were CLYDE
FITCH, RAYMOND WALLMAN of Pittsford, N.Y., FRANK OPPERMAN of Syracuse, and
JOHN HOFFMAN of Cortland. The flower girls were TERESA, aged 4, daughter of
MR. and MRS. CHARLES DECKELMAN of Obernburg, and CYNTHIA, aged 3, daughter
of MR. and MRS. HAROLD HAINES (aunt of the bride) of Binghamton. The ring
bearer was WILLIAM, aged 4, son of MR. and MRS. LESTER GUTE. The reception
was held at Antrim Lodge, Roscoe, at 2 p.m., with nearly one hundred guests
and a collation with champagne. A three-tier wedding cake was topped by a
miniature couple under a bell, and decorated with cupids, doves, horseshoes,
roses and ribbons of icing, was in the center of the bride's table. It
was the handiwork of EMIL PFEIFER, a city pastry baker, who bought the
M. A. HOFFMANN home in Obernburg. The bride and groom departed about 5 p.m.,
for a trip up state, and will be at home on a farm just outside Syracuse. The
young couple were fellow-graduates of Cornell University in June, the groom
in the agricultural courses, and the bride in the science course. Among
the out-of-town guests were the groom's parents, MR. and MRS. RALPH BOWEN;
MR. and MRS. HAROLD HAINES and son RICHARD of Binghamton, MILFORD FITCH and
family of Brooklyn, GEORGE BLAKE FITCH of Munsey, Pa., REV. and MRS. RUSSELL
BISHOP (sister of the groom) of Ardsmore, Pa., GRANT L. KING (grandfather
of the groom), MRS. FRANK OPPERMAN, Syracuse; MR. and MRS WILLIAM JOHNSON,
Walton; MRS. MARTIN BILLS, Broadalbin; MRS. ALICE KRAKAU, MR. and MRS.
JAMES LEWIS and grandchild SHIRLEY, Syracuse; GEORGE YURESKA and family,
Rockaway, N.J.; MRS. M. G. DECKELMAN and daughter AGNES, Grantwood, N.J.;
ROBERT J. EVERINGHAM, South New Berlin; MR. and MRS. W. H. VOIGT, Barryville;
MISS DORIS WEBER, Islip, L.I.; MISS CATHERINE DUNHAM, New York; MISS ELEANOR
WEARNE, Wassaic, N.Y.; JUDGE GEORGE L. COOKE, MR. and MRS. J. M. KELLEY and
daughter; SHERIFF and MRS. WALTER J. FLYNN, Monticello; MISS MARION GEROW,
MR. and MRS.  A. T. DECKER, MRS. GEORGE B. COOKE, CHARLES CLEMENTS, Liberty;
J. MAXWELL KNAPP, Hurleyville.

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The following is taken from "Families are Forever" by Nancy Bowen McKeen
(1.152):

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Times have changed since the late 1930's when Ted Bowen and Jeanne Deckelman
were attending Cornell University.  In order for Jeanne to visit the Bowen
family farm for a weekend, the college had to have in its files a letter
from Grace Bowen inviting her for a visit, and a letter from her own parents
giving their permission.  Today's co-ed dorms would have been unthinkable
at that time.
  After their graduation and marriage in 1941. they set up housekeeping at
the Bowen farm.  My father remembers that they had $100 to start with, from
which they spent $50 on a honeymoon and $50 on 300 baby chicks and feed.
These chickens provided them with eggs and meat throughout the next winter.
They also traded eggs for other food and supplies.
  They were milking 14 cows, and from their milk check had to pay $22 monthly
for the cows and an $11 monthly furniture payment.  Sometimes there was
not much left after the $33 was taken out, but when there was they bought
a saucepan or other kitchen utensil each month.  They also raised and sold
different kinds of berries.
  Shortly before the end of World War II in 1945, our father, Ted, prepared
to enter the army, which by that time was drafting even married farmer
over 30 years old.  They sold their horse-drawn farm equipment and their
mixed-breed cattle.  Tractors were rapidly replacing horses on American farms.
However, the war ended before he actually left home.
  They soon began replacing their cattle with purebred Holstein calves,
which were registered under the farm name "Quarry Ridge".
  Between 1948 and 1950 they switched from stanchions to pen stables,
installing one of the first milking parlors in central New York State.
  In 1956 our parents purchased a piece of property on Otisco Lake which
was accessible only by boat.  With a tent pitched near by, the first summer
was spent cleaning up the beach.  An outhouse and boat dock were floated
across the lake to the site.
  In 1957 they built a cabin with a kitchen and living/dining area.
The following summer they added a sleeping cabin, with a porch connecting
the two buildings.
  I remember the fun we all had while working on the camp.  The furniture
and lumber used in the building had to be floated across the lake, or pulled
on hand sleds after the ice was thick enough in the winter.
  After our parents bought furniture at household auctions, our mother
Jeanne painted all the chairs turquoise blue in the basement of our home.
  One time, as I helped my father pull a sled loaded with chairs and a
kitchen sink across the frozen lake, a conservation officer stopped us and
asked to see our fishing license.
  My younger brothers Teddy and Danny at the ages of 9 and 7, learned to
shingle the camp roof.  They had ropes tied around their waists for safety
purposes.
  In 1960 they built a new home on Munson Drive in Syracuse, about three
miles from the farm.
  In December of 1963, Ted Sr. suffered a bad fall from the top of the
barn, descending 34 feet to the basement.  This forced him to retire from
the strenuous work of farming.  My brothers Ted and Dan, ages 15 and 13,
ran the farm with his supervision.  After a lengthy hospital stay he sold
the cows in August of 1964.
  In September 1964, Ted Sr. returned to college to update his teaching
requirements.  Since there was no longer much demand for teachers of
Agriculture, he took the necessary courses to teach Industrial Arts and
Driver Education.  With the youngest of her children in school, Jeanne
began teaching English in the Syracuse schools.
  Ted Bowen was always good at making and repairing things.  As well as
building and fixing all the necessary things on a farm, he found time to
make toys for his children.  My brothers had toy rifles made of ash lumber
which far outlasted their friends' store-bought rifles, and real leather
holsters for their cap pistols.  He made my sister Pam a playpen for her
dolls, and I still have the little wooden stove he made for me with knobs
that turn and drawers that open and close.

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from "Cornell Alumni News", Volume 66, Number 1, July 1963

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In Bob Bartholomew's column recently one of our male classmates announced
that he had become a grandfather and asked if anyone else had that claim
to fame. I want to tell him that during the month of our 20th Reunion, June
1961, two '41ers- Theodore and Jeanne Deckelman Bowen- became grandparents
for the second time.

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from "Cornell Alumni News", Volume 74, Number 3, Oct 1971

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Speaking of children and grandchildren, we wonder if anyone can top the
record of Jeanne Deckelman Bo wen and Ted. They had three boys and three
girls, four of whom are married. They are grandparents of ten- five boys
and five girls. Their oldest child is 28, their youngest 13, and their
oldest grandchild is 11. They haven't changed a bit despite their busy
life. Both Ted and Jeanne teach. They live at 122 Munson Street in Syracuse.

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from "Cornell Alumni News", Volume 83, Number 7, Mar 1981

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Jeanne Deckelman Bowen, 122 Munson St, Syracuse, sends along her nickname:
"Grandma." No wonder! The Bowens' 6 children have given Jeanne and Ted 16
grandchildren, ranging in age from "0 to 20."

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from "Cornell Alumni News", Volume 93, Number 10, Jun 1991

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Alumni Deaths

'41 BA-Jeanne Deckelman Bowen (Mrs. Theodore) of Tracy, Cal., Feb. 13, 1990.

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