Avis de décès de Elizabeth-Mary Owens - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

Elizabeth Mary Owens, 86, of Cranford, N.J., passed away peacefully on Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011, at home, surrounded by her loving family. A celebration of her life will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, at the August F. Schmidt Memorial Funeral Home, 139 Westfield Ave., Elizabeth, N.J. (908) 352-2268. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Aug. 29 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Interment will be in Graceland Memorial Park. Born in Australia, Mrs. Owens came to America in 1946 as a war bride. Over her many years, she maintained a close and vibrant relationship with her Australian family, traveling there on many occasions and hosting family members here in the States. Proud of her work at Weston Electrical Instruments in Newark, N.J., Mrs. Owens worked on intricately designed and essential components for aircraft, the Apollo Mission and equipment for the Armed Forces. She retired in 1989. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert H., in 2004, and her first son, John, at birth. Mrs. Owens is survived by her daughter, Mary Beth Owens and son-in-law, Paul Curran, of Walpole, Maine; her daughter, Patricia Owens of Cranford, N.J.; her son, Robert J. Owens and daughter-in-law, Anna Maria, and their children, Meghan, Kaitlyn, Robyn and Collin. Beloved by her family, she will be remembered for her sense of humor, generosity, artistic accomplishments and her loving presence to her grandchildren. One of seven children, Mrs. Owens will be greatly missed by her surviving sister, Patricia Jensen, and her family of Brisbane, Australia, as well as many nieces and nephews and their families in Australia.