Charles Abrams Kowallis
1913 - 2007
Charles Abrams Kowallis, 94, died Friday, January 26,
2007 at a nursing home in Salt Lake City, Ut.
He was born January 28, 1913 in Montpelier, Idaho. He
was the third of eight children born to Wilhem and
Bertha Kowallis.
Charles attended Logan High School
where he excelled in sports. He was captain of the
basketball team and was all state in track, football
and tennis. His love of and participation in sports
would continue for the rest of his life.
From 1931-1934 Charles served an LDS mission in
Germany and Austria. During the later years of The
Great Depression, he worked as a pay master in the
Civilian Conservation Corps. He then went into the
family hardware business.
He married the love of his life Nina (deceased) on May
6, 1941 in the Logan LDS Temple. Charles served
honorably in the US Army during World War II using his
German language skills. Until his retirement in 1978,
Charles and his brother Wilford (deceased)
successfully owned and operated Kowallis Hardware and
Implements, located at 36 South Main St. Logan, UT.
Long time Cache Valley residents will remember that
this was a genuine hardware store where the motto was
“We Service What We Sell.”
During retirement he devoted his time to his family,
LDS Temple work, community volunteer work and Golf.
Following a serious illness in 1995, he relocated to
Salt Lake City.
He is survived by his three children Kaye Kowallis
Schierlman (Nevada, MO), Charles G. Kowallis (Salt
Lake City, UT), Reid B. Kowallis (Burlingame, CA), two
sisters Bertha Error, Avis Peterson, 5 grandchildren
and 10 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 12:00 PM on Thursday,
February 1, 2007 at the Allen-Hall Mortuary, 34 East Center Street, Logan, UT . A viewing will be held at
the Allen-Hall Mortuary on Wednesday evening from 6:00
to 8:00 PM and prior to services at the mortuary from
10:30 to 11:30 AM. Interment will be in the Logan
City Cemetery.
Memorial contributions can be made to The American
Parkinson Disease Association at www.apdaparkinson.org
or The Primary Children’s Hospital at
www.primarychildrens.com.
Condolences may be sent to the family at
Allen Mortuaries.