Evelyn Gowanlock

Evelyn Viola Gowanlock (née Miller) passed away at Pinecrest Manor in Lucknow on Friday, July 17, 2009 in her 93rd year. Beloved wife of the late R. Maurice Gowanlock (1966). Survived by two daughters, Muriel Gowanlock and her husband Winston Green of Glammis and Lois (Gordon) Bradley of Inverhuron; three grandchildren, Lisa (Phillip) Emke of Walkerton, Joan Bradley and her husband Nick Bjelan of Hensall, and Donald (Lisa) Bradley of Kitchener; seven great-grandchildren, Tiernan and Breanna Emke, Jillian, Robyn and Erin Bjelan, and Scott and Maura Bradley. Also survived by her sister, Ethel, Mrs. W.J. Nelles of Surrey, B.C.; also one niece and one nephew. Predeceased by her brother, Maurice Miller. Evelyn was born in Sullivan Township near Chesley, eldest daughter of the late Adam Miller and Annie May Lang. She attended Stratford Normal School and taught in rural schools at Oliphant and Cantire. After their marriage, Maurice and Evelyn farmed and lived in Huron Township. She moved to Kincardine after Maurice’s death and worked at the Bruce Inn, retiring on Harbour Street and later at Malcolm Place. She has been a resident of Pinecrest Manor for the past five years. Visitation at the Davey-Linklater Funeral Home, 757 Princes Street, Kincardine, On, N2Z 1Z5, (519)396-2701 on Tuesday, July 21, from 12:00 p.m until the time of the funeral service at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Jim Weir officiating. Interment, Chesley Cemetery. Memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or a charity of your choice would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.