Keith "Teepa" P. Gowell

LUNENBURG- Keith "Teepa" Gowell, Jr., 59, of Lunenburg, died Thursday, August 24, in Health Alliance Leominster Hospital after a long illness. Teepa was born January 14, 1958, in Ayer, son of Rosemary (MacDonald) and the late Keith P. Gowell, Sr. After moving several times as a child, he graduated from North Middlesex High School and entered into the United States Air Force. He finally settled in Lunenburg where he lived for over thirty years. He worked many years as a stone mason and was skilled in many other areas. Teepa was a car enthusiast and enjoyed restoring old cars. He was a hard worker, always finding projects that interested him. He also loved music. He leaves his wife of 31 years, Amy (Varnum) Gowell; A son, Keith P Gowell III, of Lincoln, NH; A daughter, Katie L. Gowell of Somerville; his mother, Rosemarie MacDonald of Northwood, NH; two brothers, Robert MacDonald of Northwood, NH, and Kent Gowell of Los Angeles, CA; two sisters, Kathy Shea and her husband, Mike of Temple, NH, and Kirsten Powers of Nashua, NH; also, many close extended family members. Funeral services will be private under the direction of Simard Funeral Home-A Mack Family Funeral Home 14 Walker St., Leominster. To leave an online condolence please visit www.mackfamilyfh.com