Miss Gowing had lived in New Brighton for about 18 months before her disappearance.
More than 300 people attended the funeral of Miss Gowing in Kinnitty, County Offaly, in January.
Catherine Gowing, from New Brighton, Flintshire, was last seen in Queensferry nearly two weeks ago.
Catherine Gowing, who had been living in New Brighton, near Mold, vanished in October.
BBC: Photo of Catherine Gowing and candle inside funeral church
An inquest has been opened and adjourned into the death of Flintshire-based vet Catherine Gowing.
The family of Ms Gowing, originally from Kinnity, near Birr, in County Offaly, has been informed.
Two men targeted John Gowing Jewellers in the Covered Market, Oxford, in an attempted robbery on Saturday.
Irish-born Miss Gowing disappeared on Friday 12 October when she was spotted leaving a supermarket in Queensferry.
Irish-born Ms Gowing has not been seen since leaving the Asda supermarket at Queensferry on 12 October.
More than 300 people attended a funeral mass for Ms Gowing in Kinnitty, County Offaly, earlier this month.
Mr Sharp has been remanded in custody on suspicion of Ms Gowing's murder.
Ms Gowing's boss, Esmor Evans, of Evans Veterinary Practice in Mold, said she was a "very dear and gentle person".
She said Ms Gowing had been a "wonderful daughter" to their parents, and described her as "a gift from God".
BBC: Photo of Catherine Gowing and candle inside funeral church
Irish-born Miss Gowing, 37, worked as a vet in Mold in Flintshire at the time of her disappearance three weeks ago.
Staff at the surgery also presented Miss Gowing's family with a book of remembrance, which had been signed by colleagues and clients.
Police searching for missing vet Catherine Gowing are "securing several scenes" in Flintshire following a large number of calls from the public.
He said Ms Gowing joined the practice in May 2011, after being recommended by a friend who had also travelled from Ireland.
Human remains were discovered last Wednesday in a shallow pool at Sealand, Flintshire, and have since been confirmed as belonging to Ms Gowing.
Emma Gowing described her "beautiful sister" as the "light of my life" during an appeal for help at a news conference on Thursday.
The parish priest, Michael O'Meara, said the community in County Offaly were struggling to come to terms with the circumstances of Ms Gowing's death.
BBC: Photo of Catherine Gowing and candle inside funeral church
Miss Gowing, who is originally from Kinnity, near Birr, in County Offaly, worked as a vet in Mold at the time of her disappearance.
Human remains found on the banks of the River Dee in Chester have been identified as those of missing vet Catherine Gowing, say police.
Police have appealed for anyone who was in the area of Pinfold Lane, or who has information about Miss Gowing's movements, to get in touch.
He described how some staff at the practice had been due to meet Ms Gowing on a Sunday night, but she did not turn up.
North Wales Police said on Thursday that Miss Gowing's family had been informed and "clearly our thoughts are with them at this very difficult time".
In her eulogy, Emma Gowing said her sister "loved animals and being able to practice as a vet was for her a dream come through".
BBC: Photo of Catherine Gowing and candle inside funeral church
Ms Gowing, 37, from New Brighton, disappeared on 12 October and human remains discovered last week have been identified as those of the missing vet.
Ms Gowing, 37, from New Brighton, Flintshire, disappeared on 12 October.
He is believed to be one of two men wearing crash helmets who raided John Gowing Jewellers in the Covered Market at 09:15 GMT, said police.
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Ms Gowing was last seen alive at about 20:40 BST on Friday, 12 October, 2012, when she was spotted on CCTV leaving a supermarket in Queensferry.
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