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Evangeline Pollett (nee Stowe), 86, of Corner Brook, Newfoundland, passed away November 28, 2023, at the Cove Guest Home in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Evangeline “Vangie” was born April 12, 1937, to Sarah (nee McCabe) and Robert Stowe on Bell Island, Newfoundland. At 14 years of age she and her family moved to Corner Brook where she later became a nurse’s assistant at Western Memorial Regional Hospital, which was then known as the Sanitorium.
As a teenager she met her husband, Arthur Walwyn “Wally” Pollett at church and the two were married in 1958. Evangeline and Walwyn had three daughters: Gwen, Rene, and Lisa.
Evangeline was a quiet person who loved homemaking, gardening and playing with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She also enjoyed attending the Salvation Army Temple Home League and lunching with a few close friends.
Evangeline was predeceased by her husband, Walwyn suddenly in 1982 when he was 46 years old. She continued on as the strong, independent woman she was, caring for her daughters, and doing all she could for them and their families.
She was also predeceased by her siblings, Elsie Hewitt, Robert Stowe, Gertrude Noseworthy, and Randolph Stowe.
Evangeline is survived by her three daughters, Gwen Walsh (Garry), Rene Pollett and Lisa Pollett (Robert Gordon); four grandchildren, Naassen (Bridget), Nicholas (Loredana), Jerome (Hayley) and Angeline “Angie” (Billy); and six great-grandchildren, who all considered Nanny’s home their home as well. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and extended family members. She shared a special relationship with her niece, Carol Griffin.
Special thanks to staff and friends at the Cove Guest Home for all their love and support.
A graveside service will be held in Mount Patricia Cemetery, Corner Brook at a later date.
For those who would like to make a donation in Evangeline’s memory, the family requests that they consider donating to the Arthritis Society of Canada, the Salvation Army Corner Brook Temple Women’s Ministries or the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
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Death notice for the town of: Sydney, Province: Nova Scotia
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