Grandma on the far left at Reed's baptism in Knoxville
Grandma and Millie at our house in Knoxville for Millie's 2nd Birthday Party
At Grandma's house with the entire Owen clan when Grandpa's niece Sherry came with her husband Bert on their way from Maine to Arizona
Grandma and Reed at my mom and dad's house for Reed's first birthday party
Grandma stemming berries at the Starlight Strawberry Festival. She did this every year all day so if you have been there, I am sure you have eaten some of her berries!
Grandma and my aunt Arnetta at my mom and dad's house for Millie's first birthday party
Me, my mom, Grandma, Jacob, Millie and my sister at my grandma's house
IN MEMORY OF:
Mary E. (Boesing) Owen
Mary E. (Boesing) Owen, 87, passed away on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Although most of her life was devoted to raising her children, she later worked at the Charlestown Army Ammunition Plant. From there, she enjoyed many years of working at Stumler Orchard where she conducted educational tours for groups of children and enjoyed chatting with customers in the produce shop. Mary was a long-time member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Starlight, Indiana.
Mary was born on November 27, 1922 in Floyds Knobs, Indiana to the late William and Elizabeth (Book) Boesing. She is preceded in death by her husband, Nelson "Red" Owen, Jr.; son, David Owen; grandson, David Owen, II; siblings, Bernard Boesing, Ruth Gelthaus, William Boesing, Jr., Ursula Boesing, and Elizabeth Boesing.
She is survived by her children, Thomas Owen and his wife, Alanna of Arroyo Grande, California, Nelson Owen, III and his wife, Betty of Sellersburg, daughter-in-law, Arnetta Croxall Owen of New Albany, Bette Buechler and her husband, Larry of Floyds Knobs, Bernie Owen and his wife, Mary of Starlight, and Mary Jude Blair of Clarksville; grandchildren, Catherine Sclimenti, Kenneth Owen, Keri Owen, Cynthia Carter, Sara McClish, Dianne Owen, Matthew Owen, Jeffrey Owen, Joey Owen, Michael Owen, Laura Young, Paula Meunier, Danny Owen, and Adam Owen; 15 great grandchildren; siblings, Joe Boesing, Blanche Finn, Annette Chamberlain, Colette Zumstein, Marty Renn, and Margaret Stubblefield.
Visitation will be 11 AM to 8 PM on Friday, March 12, 2010 at Generations Funeral Home (3309 Ballard Lane, New Albany, Indiana). Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 AM on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and burial to follow in the church cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude's Children Hospital.
I addition to this obituary, she also loved playing scrabble, doing cross word puzzles, going to Derby Dinner Play House with her friends, and attending senior citizen functions. She enjoyed traveling and in recent years she made trips to Hawaii, Alaska and Germany and she loved to visit me no matter where I lived or how often I moved. In her younger years she loved to go bowling with my grandpa. Her views on life, religion and family were much like my own. She was a great women, an awesome grandma and a wonderful friend. She will be missed but I know she is in a better place and because of my faith and hers, I have no reason to be sad.
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