HAVERHILL: Gary S. Bowles, 70, passed away on April 21, 2015 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

Born in Caribou, ME on July 29, 1944, Gary was the son of Thomas A. Bowles and the late Daisy M. (Grondin) Bowles.

Gary was educated in Maine and moved to Haverhill with his family at the age of seventeen. He worked thirty- seven years at the former Hale Hospital as a cook and as an Environmental Service Worker in the Housekeeping Department. Gary was a longtime member of First Baptist Church. He often walked at Haverhill Stadium where he enjoyed the robust activity and exercise.

Besides his father, Gary is survived by his daughter, Amy Augustonovich and husband Mike of Haverhill; grandsons, Alex and Nathan Cordeiro of Haverhill; brothers, David N. Bowles of Haverhill, Thomas H. Bowles and wife Sandra of Bow, NH; sister, Carol Sanford and husband Douglas of Haverhill, and several nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to the funeral on Saturday, April 25th, at 11:00 a.m., at First Baptist Church, 217 Main Street, Haverhill. Calling hours at Dole, Childs & Shaw Funeral Home, 148 Main Street, will be Friday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Interment at Riverview Cemetery. Donations in Gary's memory may be made to the Epilepsy Foundation, 540 Gallivan Blvd., Boston, MA 02124.

Online condolences may be sent to www.dcsfuneralhome.com