Bowlen Stuart Gaskill

Mr. Bowlen Gaskill of North Head, Grand Manan, NB passed away on Monday, November 20^th, 2017 with his family by his side. He was the eldest son of the late Charles and Ella (Parker) Gaskill.

Bowlen was a kind, giving, positive soul who loved his friends and family dearly (even the ones with feathers). He enjoyed baseball and the outdoors. He spent his spare time in the woods or at the lake hunting and fishing.

Bowlen worked as a fisherman for most of his life. He also worked on the Grand Manan Ferry, at Connors Bros., and some of the local sheds.

Bowlen is survived by 4 daughters, Mary (Colin) Bagley of Castalia; Sheila (Vernon) Parker of North Head; Karen (Richard) Lloyd and Julie (Blaine) Russell both of Woodwards Cove; one brother, Eben (Bonny) Gaskill of North Head; 15 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He is pre-deceased by wife Doris Kathleen (Flagg); grandsons Benjamin Boardman-Hadaway, Adam Vernon Stuart Bagley and Brandon Matthew Shepherd; granddaughter Jillian Karen Bagley; and one brother George Herbert Gaskill.

Visitation will take place from the Lighthouse Church on Thursday, November 23^nd from 2-4 and 7-9 pm. The funeral service will be from the Lighthouse Church on Friday November 24^th at 1:00 pm. The family have requested that donations be made to the Charlotte County Cancer Society, in Bowlen's memory.

Arrangements are in care of Ells Funeral Home Inc, 1199 Route 776, Grand Manan, N.B. E5G 1M1. Condolences, messages of sympathy may also be sent to www.ells.ca or 506-662-3116