Jack H. Cowen II

November 25, 1946 - July 20, 2020

Jack H. Cowen II November 25, 1946 - July 20, 2020 Jack Cowen, 73, of Bondurant, Iowa, died Monday, July 20, in Des Moines. Jack was born November 25, 1946, in Osceola, Iowa. He is survived by his sisters, Bette Clark (Merrill) and Ann Armstrong; nieces and nephews Jennifer Nottrott (Jay), Nancy Armstrong, Curtis Clark, Michael Armstrong (Laurie), Austin Goodman, and Dan Goodman (Shadi); grandnieces and nephews Mia, Luc, Eve, and Ari Nottrott, Daniel and Lucia Davila, Mateo and Andreina Soto, Aaron and Jack Clark, Liam and Anya Armstrong, Hudson, Cyrus, and Leila Goodman, as well as numerous Bass and Cowen cousins and friends throughout Iowa, British Columbia, Michigan, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Utah. Jack was preceded in death by his grandparents, Stephen and Minnie Bass and James and Beulah Cowen, and his parents, Jack and Frances Cowen, by whom he will be buried in Boone, Iowa. Jack graduated from high school in Mount Pleasant and attended Burlington Community College. In addition to his family, Jack had a lifelong love for the adventure of the open road, from his solo 30-mile bicycle ride at age nine from Mount Pleasant to Fairfield to visit his grandparents to a career as an adult driving over-the-road trucks coast to coast. A quiet man of Christian faith, Jack was always active in church. When at home in Bondurant, he enjoyed family visits, swimming, reading his Bible, and annually the Iowa State Fair. Pandemic limitations preclude a gathering to celebrate Jack’s life at present, but with a hope for such a time in the future. In his memory, gifts may be made to Suncrest Home Health and Hospice, 5959 Village View Dr #100, West Des Moines, 50266. Schroeder-Stark-Welin Funeral Home