TEWKSBURY: Mrs. Muriel E. (Amiot) McGowan, age 91, a lifelong Tewksbury resident, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2009, with her daughter by her side, at the Life Care Center of the Merrimack Valley in Billerica.
Muriel was the wife of Lawrence R. McGowan, who passed away on February 28, 1993.
Born in North Tewksbury on November 29, 1917, she was the daughter of Louis H. and Isabella (Wilson) Amiot.
Mrs. McGowan is survived by her daughter, Mrs. David (Judy) Frosch of Los Gatos and Ukiah, CA; her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ralph (Mary)Bennett of Tewksbury; her nieces, Mrs. Glenn (Diane Amiot) Burkland of PA and Mrs. Peter (Peg Amiot) Jasinski of NY; four grandnephews, two grandnieces, several cousins and a dear friend.
A member and benefactor of the Tewksbury Congregational Church for 61 years, Muriel was Vice President of the Ladies Aid and had served as President of the former Friendly Guild.
Since 1991, Muriel has generously donated to the scholarship funds of the Tewksbury Memorial High School and the Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical School in Billerica.
Muriel was preceded in death by her four sisters, Margaret T. Amiot of N. Tewksbury, Isabelle M. Myers of FL, Helen L. Amiot of N. Tewksbury, Ruth Akin of MT, and her only brother, Louis H. Amiot, Jr. of N. Tewksbury.
It being her wishes, calling hours are omitted. Interment at Tewksbury Cemetery will be private.