Desma (Squires) Dowden Obituary

We are sad to announce that on July 15, 2020, Desma (Squires) Dowden (St John's, Newfoundland) passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Desma (Squires) Dowden to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her husband Max; her parents, Eli Squires and Selina Squires (Clarke); her stepmother Frances Squires (Poole); her siblings, Wendell, Melvin, Richard, Lydia and Leifa; her grandson Stephen Dowden Leaving; her sons, Gerald (Lynda) and Glen (Louise); and her grandchildren, Serena (Geoff Haines), Jenine (John Panagiotakos), Joe (Nancy), Matthew (Michelle) and Nicole (Colin).

She is survived by: her siblings, Eli (late Madeline), Max (Shirley), Tony (Judy), Sandra Sharpe (Tom), Rosemary Drover (late Wilf), Rosilind Davis (Dave) and Patsy Lawlor (Gerald); and her close friend Mary Boland. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, friends.

In lieu of flowers donations in her memory maybe made to the Janeway Children's Hospital.