Peacefully at St. Clare’s Mercy Hospital, Saint John’s, Newfoundland, on Thursday March 20, 2014, of Marie Sophia Devlin (nee Bowness), formerly of Montrose, age 87 years. Born at Montrose, on December 31, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Howard J. and Frances (nee Crockett) Bowness. Predeceased by her husband Paul Devlin. Loving mother to Ann of Saint John's and Bill (Molly Brennan) of Detroit, Michigan, and by her adored grandsons, Eamon and Sean Devlin. Dear sister to Doreen (Lowell) Huestis of Summerside; Evelyn Ramsay of Tyne Valley; Lynda (Alan) Leard of Mill River; Byron (Shirley) Bowness of Huntley; and Allison (Joan) Bowness of Port Perry, Ont. She is also survived by sisters-in-law, Revada Bowness of Montrose and Blanche Bowness of Alberton. Also left to mourn are a large number of nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, as well as a special friend and guardian angel, Pilar Munoz. She was predeceased by brothers Herbie, Keith, and George, sisters Lois (late Kenneth) Pridham and Dorothy (late Clayton) Travers, sister-in-law Marion McCarroll, and brothers-in-law Phillip McCarroll and Eston Ramsay. Marie had a wide circle of friends that crossed generations. Resting at the Rooney Funeral Home, Alberton. Visiting hours Tuesday, March 25, from 7 to 9 p.m., and on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral on Thursday morning, March 27, from the Gordon Memorial United Church, Alberton, at 10:30 a.m., Rev. Lynn McKinnon officiating. Interment later in the Montrose United Church Cemetery. Flowers gratefully accepted or memorials in Marie's memory may be made to the Montrose United Church Cemetery Fund.
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