Mary Owens
Mary Eileen Owens passed away from complications from COVID-19 on July 9. She was 91.
Owens was born in Mobile, Ala. on Dec. 6, 1928, to Calvin and Helena Adams. She was predeceased by her husband, Richard Owens, whom she met while attending nurses training at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Fla. and he was in Navy flight school. They met on a blind date, and she said she was “smitten once she heard him sing.”
From there she followed him north and eventually settled in Mahopac and raised a family. Primarily a homemaker, she became active in the garden club and bridge club. She returned south for retirement to Gulf Shores, Ala., then to Fuquay Varina, N.C. to be near their daughter.
In addition to her husband of 68 years, Owens is predeceased by her son, Robert Owens. She is survived by daughters Helen Arena of Pennsylvania and Beth Loehfelm of Apex, N.C.; grandchildren Andrew Arena, Brenda Menard, Philip Arena, Thomas Arena and Katherine Arena; and great-grandchildren Allison and Anthony Arena and Bora Menard.
The family would like to thank Dr. Lalita Sidana and the staff at Windsor Point for their caregiving these past few years for both Eileen and her husband.
Wake Funeral and Cremation handled the arrangements.
