Obituary for Mrs. Mel (Mary Carmel) Stuewe-Twomey
Mel (Mary Carmel) Stuewe Twomey, 90, died peacefully at Providence Healthcare in Toronto, Ontario on April 13, 2018. Born September 13, 1927 in Anaconda, Montana to William L Stuewe and June Baker Stuewe. Mel graduated from high school in Sydney, NS, and became a Vocational Therapist working at Camp Hill Veterans Hospital in Halifax. She then took the Canadian Army Truck Driving Course in order to volunteer with the Red Cross in the introduction of the blood transfusion service to Nova Scotia. Mel came to Newfoundland and was a Social Worker specializing in adoptions in Corner Brook before marrying Dr. Hugh Twomey in 1953. Mel was an artist, a chef and an avid card player. She was enthusiastically involved in community life in Botwood, NF where she raised her family. She was active politically. Mel moved to Toronto after the death of her husband, to be closer to her grandchildren. She traveled extensively in North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.
Mel was the beloved wife of the late Hugh Twomey and mother of Sean and Creina Twomey, Deirdre Rhora and Sioban Manganaro. She is the grandmother of Jordan, Shane, and Nieve Manganaro, of Liam, Taylor and Colin Rhora and of Shannon and Christine Twomey. She is the great-grandmother of Sofia and Jack Manganaro. She is the Aunt to many loved nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, her brothers William (Bill), Jack, Richard (Dick) and her sister K.C. Gunn. She is survived by her sister-in-law Shirley Townsend Stuewe, the cherished family matriarch. She leaves behind her many friends in Newfoundland, Ontario, and around the world.
Interment will be in Botwood, Newfoundland in the summer of 2018.