Alice A. (Honey) Owen, age 82 of Eau
Claire, passed away in her sleep Tuesday evening; August 9th, 2011
at Care Partners in Eau Claire.
Alice was born on December 12th , 1928 to Frank and Kathryn
(Flaherty) Beaver in Loyal, WI. She attended Loyal schools and
graduated from Loyal High School in 1946. She married James Owen
in 1949 in Eau Claire. She worked at Presto Industries and the
A&P store a few years before becoming a mother. After raising
her children she returned to work at Burroughs/Memorex until she
retired.
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Honey was truly a joy to be around, very personable and friendly to others. Even though sometimes she did have a stubborn streak she always had a smile on her face and always shared her smile with others. She often talked about the old days when things were hard and money was scarce. Growing up they made do with what they had. This continued later in life as raising 6 children was always a challenge. Anybody that met her enjoyed her company and her stories. In her earlier years she enjoyed camping and sitting by a fire. She would even have a fire in her back yard to sit at until late into the night. One of her favorite pastimes was working on crossword and jigsaw puzzles. Most of all she enjoyed being with family and friends. Her grandchildren and great grandchildren gave her a lot of happiness and joy. She was dearly loved and will be missed by all. |
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Honey is survived by her 6 sons, Tony (Debi), Mike (Julie), Pete (Debbie), Jamie (Jessica), Bob (Ellen), of Eau Claire and Bill (Lisa) of Onalaska, two sisters, Marcy (Bob) Schoettle, of Eau Claire and Donna Zagar of West Bend, 11 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband James, parents, sisters Evelyn Fricke, Lorraine Degenhardt, brothers Gilbert, Arthur, Joseph Beaver, brother-in-laws, Alfred Degenhardt, Oscar Fricke, John Zagar, Sister-in-laws Elinor and Elaine Beaver.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 am on Monday August 15, 2011 at St. Olaf's Catholic Church, 3220 Monroe Street, Eau Claire, WI 54703. Father Brian Konopa will officiate.
Interment will be in the Rest Haven Cemetery in Town of Washington immediately following the mass.
Visitation will be at Fuller Speckien Hulke Funeral Home, 3209 Rudolph Road, Eau Claire, WI 54701 on Sunday August 14, 2011 from 2-5 pm and at the church Monday morning an hour prior to the mass.
There will be a prayer service at the funeral home on Sunday beginning at 4:30 pm to conclude the afternoons visitation.
Fuller Speckien Hulke Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements.
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