Eugene E. Fowler, farm supervisor

Eugene Ernest Fowler of Rutland Town, Vt., who had managed Waterfall Farm in Ridgebury for many years, died Wednesday, July 9, at his home. He was 74 years old.
Mr. Fowler was born in Rutland Town on Dec. 16, 1928, the son of Ernest and Iva Martell Fowler.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Force.
Mr. Fowler had been the estate manager for Waterfall Farm (now Stepping Stone Farm) on Spring Valley Road in the 1950s and 1960s, working there most recently for the late Hubert S. Dunning.
He later worked for the John Russell Corporation in Vermont and had also been a self-employed farmer.
“He was a great family man with his family giving him the greatest pleasure,” his family said.
Survivors include his wife of 56 years Margaret “Peggy” Fowler; two daughters, Deanne Heath of Nashua, N.H., and Rosemary Farnsworth of North Walpole, N.H.; three sons, Eugene E. Fowler Jr. of Chester, James “Jonny” Fowler of Castleton and David H. Fowler of Williamstown; two brothers, John G. Fowler of Rutland and David W. Fowler of Brandon, Fla.; nine grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Memorial services took place Friday evening at the Aldous Funeral Home in Rutland.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association of Vermont, 30 Farrell Street, South Burlington, VT 05403-9987.