Passed peacefully away after a lengthy illness at the Carbonear General Hospital on Saturday, May 9, 2009, Charles W. Snow of Carbonear, age 81 years. Predeceased by parents: John B. and Barbara; infant brothers: Herman, Joseph and Mark; brothers: John W. and Lester; parents-in-law: Matthew and Mabel Dean. Leaving to mourn: wife: Lavinia; two daughters: Barbara (William) Dickson, Oshawa, ON and Frances (Ross) Ryder, Carbonear; two sons: Eric (Cheryl), Coley’s Point and David (Barbara), Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA; eleven grandchildren: Jennifer (Andrew), Michael (Natalie), Brian, Lauren, Erin, Janine (Hassan), John Ross, Cara (Jason), Mark (Tina), Alexander and Sarah; two great-grandchildren: Shelby and Abbagaele; sisters-in-law: Doris (Malcolm) Butt, Hazel Snow, Evelyn Taylor and Frances Piercey, all of Carbonear, Emily O'Brien, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; brother-in-law: Edward (Jane) Dean, Carbonear; also a large number of other relatives and friends. Resting at Noel’s Funeral Home, Water Street, Carbonear. Funeral service to take place on Tuesday, May 12 at 2 p.m. from the Salvation Army Citadel and Cemetery, Carbonear. As an expression of sympathy, flowers gratefully accepted or donations in his memory may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Visitation hours at Noel’s Funeral home are 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon, 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9:30 p.m. daily. For additional information, please call Noel’s Funeral home at 596-5750 or visit www.noelsfuneralhome.com to sign the memorial guest book.