Guy Nowels

Guy Nowels Obituary

Guy, the sixth of eight children of George and Matie Nowels, grew up on a farm near Glasco, Kan.

After U.S. Army service in Europe during WWII, U.S. Postal work in Kansas, followed by a deployment to Korea, he settled his family in Portland. There, he became a U.S. Customs officer while remaining in the U.S. Army Reserve. He served in each capacity for over 25 years and retired from the army as a lieutenant colonel.

Guy was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Betsy (Sesler); and his son, Kent, a pathologist at Stanford University.

He is survived by his sister, Betty Bray of Concordia, Kan.; daughters, Nanette (Nowels) Stenholm of Stockholm and Lynn (Nowels) Olesen of Boston, both professional musicians; grandchildren, Brendon Nowels, Louise and Denise Stenholm, Elizabeth Olesen and Peter Olesen and his bride, Melissa Wagoner Olesen; nieces; nephews; and grandnieces and nephews.

A service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, at St Barnabas Episcopal Church, 2201 S.W. Vermont St., Portland.

A committal with military honors will take place at 9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, in Willamette National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to St Barnabas Episcopal Church, 2201 S.W. Vermont St., Portland, OR 97219, or to the Wounded Warriors Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675

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One reply on “Guy Nowels”

Hi Nan,
My condolences.I’ve thought of you a lot over the years and have tried researching your whereabouts many times. I just saw this article about your father and it had an e-mail. I hope you are doing well.
David Fleming USC 1977
I miss our park picnics, movies, talks about Madam K and tennis together. 🙂