OATES, Gwendolyn (nee Horwood) April 5, 1946 – June 20, 2013 - Passed peacefully away at the Palliative Care Unit at the Carbonear General Hospital on Thursday, June 20, 2013, Gwen Oates, floral designer/business woman of Carbonear. Predeceased by parents: Frederick and Tamar Horwood. Left to mourn, husband: Carl; brothers: Gary (Pauline) Horwood and Eric (Catherine) Horwood; sister-in-law: Barbara (Tom) Sullivan; nieces: Krista, Kimberley, Erica, Andrea, Heather; nephew: Shane; and grandniece: Hailey; as well as a large circle of aunts, uncles and cousins. The family wishes to express its deepest thanks to the health professionals who treated and nursed her through her sixteen year medical ordeal and to all her friends and survivors who faced the journey with her. The family received relatives and friends at Noel’s Funeral Home, Water Street, Carbonear. Funeral service took place on Sunday, June 23 at St. James Anglican Church, Carbonear. Inurnment was in St. James Anglican Cemetery, Carbonear. As an expression of sympathy, donations in Gwen’s memory may be made to the Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre or the TCP Health Foundation. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the care of Noel’s Funeral Home, Carbonear. Please visit www.noelsfuneralhome.com to sign the memorial guest book.