Reverend Michael Bowler

Reverend Michael Joseph Bowler, Chicago Archdiocesan priest for 64 years, beloved son of the late Michael and late Nora (nee Fitzgerald); loving brother of the late Reverend Thomas and late John Patrick (Mary Joan); fond uncle of John Patrick Bowler and Maureen Koenig; great uncle of many.

Fr. Bowler was ordained May 9, 1957 and served at St. Thomas Moore, Resurrection, Visitation, St. Eugene, St. Cornelius, St. Bernadine, St. Mary of Perpetual Help, St. Turibius, and retired February 1, 2001.

Visitation will be Thursday, July 8, 2021 from 3-8:00 pm at Pomierski Funeral Home,1059 W, 32nd St. and lying-in-state Friday, July 9, 2021 from 9-10:00 am followed by 10:00 am mass of Christian burial at St. Mary of Perpetual Help Church, 1039 W.32nd St. INT. All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines.