Richard Thomas Bowen Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Richard Thomas Bowen (St John's, Newfoundland), who passed away on August 5, 2025, at the age of 89, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Richard Thomas Bowen to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Richard Bowen and Mary Burke; his wife Cecilia Bowen; his uncle Vince; his aunt Margaret Bowen; his cousins, Vince Bowen, John Bowen and Ignatious Bowen; his siblings-in-law, George Whelan (Mary), Richard Whelan, John Whelan and Josephine Whelan; his sibling's children, George Whelan, Dean Kielly and Jacqueline Whelan; and his close friend Jim Butler.
He is survived by: his children, Rick (Ruby Clowe), Gerard (Denise Bonson), Desmond (Sheila Annison) and Jeana (Byron Stephens); his grandchildren, Vincent (Lauren), Travis (Natalie), Devin (Ashley), Brady (Kayla), Ryland (Teddi), Anniessa, Kayla (Bron) and Jake (Hannah); his great grandchildren, Tatum, Jake, Avery, Olivia, Cullen, Anna, Finley, Oliver, Roxas, Knox and Lakelyn; his siblings-in-law, Basil Whelan (Laura), Nancy Issacs (Terry) and Uriel Kielly (Angus); his cousins, Eugene Bowen (Lorraine), Jerome Bowen (Bridget) and Robert Bowen; and his close friends, Shannon Critch, Stephen Critch (Theresa), Tom Lee, Bernadette Squires, Sheila Lee and Gus Lee (Laurie).
A funeral service was held on Friday, August 8th 2025 at 1:00 PM at the 8th the Carnell Memorial Chapel (329 Freshwater Rd, St. John's, NL A1B 1C3).