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Sheila Bowler Obituary
Sheila M. Bowler, age 62, of Nashua, NH passed away peacefully on August 14, 2025.
She was born in Boston, MA on March 8, 1962, and was the daughter of the late Charles D. and Charlotte M. (Hurd) Bowler
Sheila worked and had a long career at Parker-Hannifin for 30 years. She enjoyed shopping and reading and loved to travel to the White Mountains and North Conway.
She was the beloved sister to Denise V. Murphy and her husband Thomas of Holbrook, MA and Diane M. Cenci and her husband Jim of Brookline, NH. Nieces and Nephews Brain D. Bowler Jr. of Gulf Breeze, FL, Jacqueline Burke of Derry, NH, Sean P. Bowler of Waltham, MA, Nicholas T. Murphy of Holbrook, MA, Christian G. Cenci of Brookline, NH and Matthew C. Cenci of Brookline, NH. She is also survived by several great nieces and nephews. Sheila was predeceased by two brothers, Charles D. Bowler Jr. and Brian D. Bowler Sr; and a nephew, Christopher C. Murphy.
Visitation for relatives and friends will be held on Monday, August 18th at the McDonald Funeral Home, 19 Yale Ave., Wakefield from 9:00am to 11:00 am. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, 175 Broadway, Malden.
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