Thelma Bowness

family of Thelma Mae Bowness announce her passing on August 27, 2014, with

her loving family at her side. The daughter of Dan Archie MacDonald and

Mabel Isabel MacLeod, Thelma was born in Dutch Brook, Cape Breton Island,

on August 3, 1931. Thelma attended Sydney Academy and pursued secretarial

studies. Her career included serving as secretary to the Canada Games in

1969 as well as the NS Hall of Fame AHL Champion Nova Scotia Voyageurs. Mom

loved skating and was especially proud of winning a Provincial Speed Skating

Championship . She also owned and operated Sportique Sportswear and the

Wild Rose Inn in Kentville, NS. Thelma was well known for her love of

fashion, tennis, her Westies and her endless passion for the game of hockey

which led to her marriage in 1951 to Bob Bowness. Their hockey life led

them to many different parts of North America where they were blessed with

the birth of four children in four different cities. They loved to travel

and spent their later winters in Florida. She and "Poppy" loved to

entertain and shared many happy summers hosting their extended family and

friends . Grandma never missed the chance to cheer on a grandchild at a

hockey, gymnastics or tennis event. She was so proud of them and will be

missed dearly by all of us. She was predeceased by her parents, her beloved

husband, Robert S. Bowness, her sisters Shirley Mae & Audrey, and brothers

Freddie, Norman, Stewart and Gordon. She is survived by brother Ken

(Louise) MacDonald, Boston, Ma., Freda (Brian) Hogan, Saint John, NB and

her 4 children Laurie (Lori Anne LeBlanc), Laureen (Bruce Paget), Richard

(Judy Egan) and Shirley (Stewart McInnes) as well as 8 grandchildren, Lance

and Scott Bowness, Robbee Priest , Rick Jr., Ryan & Kristen Bowness and

Sarah and Connie McInnes. She was a special aunt to so many nieces and

nephews and a second mother to all who knew her. Thelma has requested there

be no visitation. Memorial Service to be held at St. Matthews United

Church, 1479 Barrington Street, Halifax, on Friday August 29, 2014, at 4:00

p.m. To continue with Thelma's lifelong passion for hockey and to help

under-privileged Maritime children play hockey next season, donations can be

made to Maritime NHL'ers 4 Kids at 90 Raddall Avenue, Unit 4, Dartmouth,

N.S. B3B 1T2.