Obituaries

Joseph Neal Bowman

November 5, 1952 - April 4, 2021. Glen died the other day during Jesus’ resurrection. His body finally gave out. Glen survived a stroke about 4 years ago and dealt with that for awhile living in various places around the county. Glen was generous, caring, compulsive, creative, grumpy, slightly abusive at times, opinionated, and unabashed. He was a true character, the likes of which we will never see again. Healdsburg lost a great one. He bought the skating rink/dance hall "Palomar" on Fitch Mountain in the early 80’s and lived there steadily for 30 + years. Glen’s careers were wide and varied. He was mainly a plumbing contractor in Healdsburg but he also was a neon fabricator (Raven Theater Sign), real estate agent, medical equipment repairman, and a psych tech. He was also a crazy magnet, collector of many, many things (hoarder really…), a member of Mensa, and an all around craftsman. He could do it all. He loved going to city gov’t meetings and sitting on the “bench.” Maybe you’ve had a conversation or two when he was downtown on the bench. He loved to talk and laugh. Glen also had an uncanny ability to know when dinner was just finished. Showing up with a fork in hand. He was a pretty good cook too, country ribs especially. Glen is survived by son Eddie and daughter Zoe, step children Danny and Loretta, grandson Eddie Jr., brothers Jan and Ken, hundreds of friends and a few… There will be a celebration of life on May Day at the Del Rio Woods Beach around 11am. Plan on sharing a story. Come early if you want parking. Some types of refreshments will be served and maybe a button or two to take with you. All are invited but wear a mask.

Sheldon (Sonny) Saruk, aka “The Walking Man,” took his last step on Monday, 4/8/2019. Sonny was born in Chicago on 8/17/1934 and lived there until he moved to California in the late 1950s. By then, he had started his family with his first wife Lillian and their two children Michael and Michele. He lived in the Southern California beach towns where he then met his current wife Sheri and started his private practice in psychology before moving to Sonoma County. He spent the last 25 years enjoying life in Cloverdale with his wife and their many friends.

Diane was born in Cloverdale, CA on March 18, 1965 and passed away July 30, 2020 after a courageous 12-year battle with cancer. Diane was a 1983 graduate of Cloverdale High School. She worked for a time as a Cloverdale Volunteer Firefighter and also spent...