STOWELL, DR. CHARLOTTE A. D.C.: Charlotte, or "Dr. Charlotte", by which she was known to hundreds of her patients, our cherished wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away on November 27th, 2014 in Penticton. She had an indomitable spirit, a passion for others and for life and a distinctive sense of humour. Any that met her fell for her grace, warmth and sincerity. She was a pioneer all of her life. She was 79 years of age. She had an extended family. She is survived by her husband, John; her loving daughter and son, Diana Cleghorn of Summerland & David Gould of Vancouver; her two treasured grandsons, Scott Aaltonen (Billie) & family of Kelowna and Saul Stanley Gould of Penticton as well as her 3 step-daughters, Michelle Ianou (Takis), Katherine Bouvette (Zane) and Nancy Gould (Zubin) and their families, all of Vancouver. She also leaves behind 2 of her 4 brothers, Ted (Trish) McDowell of Penticton and Mickey (Gerry) McDowell of Vancouver. Very special persons in her life were her sisters-in-law Gay (Grace) Wise of Shawnigan Lake, Yvonne Stowell of Madeira Park and Janet Kuhn of Vernon. She is predeceased by her brothers George and Donald McDowell. Her 'mothering' went on to include those innumerable young people, who she would attract to her; for young women in particular, she was a role model as a successful mother and female professional in addition to being a pioneer in her science and skills. She just quite simply healed people. She believed that we all had special purposes and she certainly did all that she was here for and we think that she was satisfied about that when she was going; that virtuous of a spirit and soul does not just disappear; it goes into all of us as we have all been affected by her life and changed by it while she was living and still after she has gone. As most of you will know, she was a dedicated Doctor of Chiropractic for 42 years. Daughter of Charlie and Ruth McDowell, she lived her formative years in Vernon before leaving to train to be an actress at RADA in London. She then became a mother and while a single mom completed her studies at the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC) in Toronto all the while singing and acting her way through life. She was a wonderful singer. She began her practice in Cranbrook and then moved to the lower mainland before settling with her family in Nakusp where the whole valley soon spoke of "going to see Charlotte, the Chiropractor". Her husband's work took her back to Cranbrook in 1982 where she opened another successful practice. In 1989 her desire to earn another degree took her to Mill Bay near Victoria where she graduated with 1st class Honours in Psychology in 1993 from UVIC. She continued to practice until she retired in 2005 to care for her infant grandson, Saul. She returned to the Okanagan in 2007 having told her husband "Honey for the time we have left, I would really like to swim in the lakes again" and "it's a great place for a kid to grow up". She was pretty hard to keep up with. We will all miss her deeply. Memorial Services will be held at Providence Funeral Home, 1258 Main Street, Penticton, BC (250-492-0713) at time to be determined on Saturday, December 6, 2014 with reception to follow. Guests are invited to visit her home following the ceremonies at 2502 Cornwall Drive, Penticton, BC (250-490-1123) for refreshments. The family wishes to thank everyone for their kindness and support. A special thank you to the unbelievable compassionate and caring staff at Moog & Friends Hospice House and to all of the nurses and Drs. Pugachev and Nixon. In lieu of flowers or for a memorial, donations to the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College of Toronto or the Moog Hospice would be appreciated.
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