Magdalena Grace Bowers

Olympia resident Magdalena Bowers passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on 8/14/2019 at St. Peter Hospital, Lacey WA. She was born in Quito Ecuador on December 28, 1933 to Angel and Digna Davila. She attended school in Quito Ecuador & College in Santa Clara CA.

Maggie moved from Ecuador to the U.S in 1962 and loved her new country later becoming a naturalized U.S Citizen. She met her husband Robert in California and they were married in 1963. The jobs she held were as a secretary, caregiver & as a healthcare aid.

The loves of her life were faith, family, friends and her garden. She was an active church member teaching Sunday School, Women’s Bible Study and going on two mission trips to Mexico & Cali Colombia.

To her family she was loving, kind and selfless. To her extended family & friends she was encouraging, gentle and a wise confidant. She was a great cook who taught many the art of cooking. Maggie loved her garden and flowers & shared that with all who came to visit. She loved traveling her entire life and went on several cruises with her husband and extended family.

She is preceded in death by her husband Robert, she is survived by her brother Eduardo Davila (Sylvia) sister Elda Andrade (Hugo) sons, Tony Varela (Marilyn, Jeffrey, Jonathan) Michael Bowers (Linde) daughter Diane Hurd (Mel, Stacey, Sarah) Grandson, Benjamin Varela (Amanda, Gregory, Charlotte) Granddaughter Christina Varela, Niece Cecilia Gittens (Richard) and numerous cousins, nieces & nephews in Ecuador.

A celebration of life will be held on Saturday September 7, 2019 12: 00 pm @ Evergreen Christian Community Church with lunch immediately following the service. Interment will be at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent at the direction of Mills & Mills funeral home.