Henry “Hank” Irving Dowd
It is with great sadness that the family of Henry (Hank) Irving Dowd announce his passing on Thursday, March 24, 2016 at the Whitehorse General Hospital after an extremely courageous battle with cancer. He is predeceased by his father Tracy Dowd (1959), his mother Mabel Dowd (1984), his daughter Dianne Dalbey (2008) and his sister Lily Deutsch (2013). Hank leaves to mourn his wife Diana Dowd, his step-daughter Helen Geisler (Whitehorse), his step-son Wayne Blattner (Regina), his step-son Glen Blattner (Whitehorse), his daughter Wendy Dowd Carter (Wisconsin), his son Robert Dowd (Wisconsin), his sister Grace Deutsch (Wisconsin), his sister Dorothy Cook (California), his brother Robert and Joanne Dowd (Minnesota) and his sister Barbara and Marvin Anderson (Wisconsin) as well as grandchildren, great grandchildren, cousins, nieces and nephews.
Viewing and prayers will be Monday, April 4, 2016 at 7:00 pm and the Funeral Service will be Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 3:30 pm. Viewing and Funeral will both be held at the Saint Nikolai Orthodox Mission at Our Lady of Victory Parish at 1607 Birch Street. A reception will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion at 503 Steele Street following the funeral.
Dave
Diana and family: Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family in this difficult time. We are so sorry to hear about Hank’s passing. We will certainly miss this man. He was a super uncle to me and I have such wonderful memories of our many adventures. We will always cherish the time we spent with you. God Bless – Dave and Pat Dowd