Tara  MCDOWELL (nee Nowers)

Obituary of Tara Louise MCDOWELL (nee Nowers)

August 9, 1941 - Calgary, Alberta   
December 22, 2019 - Calgary, Alberta  

Tara McDowell (nee Nowers), beloved wife of  Norman McDowell of Calgary, AB, passed away peacefully in her cherished home of 50 years in the early morning of Sunday, December 22, 2019 at the age of  78  years after a brief battle with cancer.

Tara was a third generation native Calgarian, growing up after moving around in Elbow Park. Tara met Norm while working for the Alberta Wheat Pool and they were married on July 17, 1965.

A few years later they adopted Bradley into their family, soon followed by the adoption of Shannon. Tara spent the first years of her family life as a stay-at-home mom but eventually returned to work taking positions in retail. She spent the last years of work at Bowring’s where she made many friends of both staff, and customers who often remember her as “the Bowring lady”.

Tara dearly enjoyed gardening and spent many hours working in her yard with Norm and later supervising her granddaughters in planting a beautiful array of flowers every year. Tara and Norm loved to share their yard with family and friends at gatherings for all occasions. This included hosting an annual Stampede breakfast for many years. She also loved the times spent cruising with Norm and they enjoyed many cruises together both alone and at times with friends. Her most cherished cruise was in 2015 when they took the whole family along on a beautiful cruise to Alaska in celebration of their fiftieth wedding anniversary.

Tara is survived by her beloved husband of fifty-four years, Norman, her children, Bradley (Siobhan), and Shannon; and granddaughters, Caitlyn and Kieran. She is also survived by her sister, Kerry (Jim) Rankin, brother-in-law Ron (Verna) McDowell, sister-in- law Marion (Len) Morgan, as well as, several nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, cousins and many friends.

Funeral Services will be held at First Alliance Church in the Harvest Room  (12345 – 40th Street SE, Calgary, AB) on Friday, January 03, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. Reception to follow in the First Alliance Church Atrium. Condolences and memories may be shared and viewed on Tara’s obituary at www.McInnisandHolloway.com.

A tree will be planted in living memory of Tara McDowell. McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, Deerfoot South, 12281 – 40th STREET SE, Calgary, AB T2Z 4E6, Telephone: 403-203-0525.

Friday
3
January

Funeral Services

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Friday, January 3, 2020
First Alliance Church in the Harvest Room
12345 – 40th Street SE
Calgary , Alberta, Canada
Share Your Memory of
Tara