John N. Bowling, Sr., 67, died at his home in Nova on Thursday, September 7, 2017. He was born on July 4, 1950 in Beckley, West Virginia, to the late Stephen and Eva (nee Hatcher) Bowling. John lived in West Virginia until he was 16 and had lived in Lorain and most recently Nova. He worked at Pret Builders in Vermilion as a construction worker and supervisor. He was saved 2 years ago in March and had used his construction talents to help fix things around the church and help others. John was always there for his family and was a loving and supportive husband and father. He enjoyed working on cars and helping people. Survivors include his loving wife of 48 years, Kathleen (nee Bylicki); daughter, Kathleen Mae (Clyde) Workman of Huntington Township; son, John N. (Laurie) Bowling, Jr. of Rochester Township; 4 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren and sisters, Mary Carson of North Carolina and Martha Seabolt of Massillon, Ohio. In addition to his parents, John was preceded in death by 1 brother and 5 sisters. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 16, 2017 at 11 am, at the Rochester Baptist Church. Memorial contributions are welcome at Crossroads Hospice, 9775 Rockside Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44125.