Elizabeth Ann Owen

Elizabeth “Betty” Owen, Ballston Spa, formerly of Dolgeville, New York, died at her home on September 18, 2024, at the age of 74.

Elizabeth Ann Starr was born on April 29, 1950 in Forestburgh, New York. Her parents were the late Melvin Starr and Ruth Marie Declercq. She attended Catholic School at St. Josephs in Monticello, NY, graduating in 1968. After graduating high school, she attended SUNY Cortland where she met her future husband, Terry Owen.

Elizabeth and Terry were married on August 22, 1970, at St. Joseph’s Parish in Forestburgh. They had two beautiful daughters, Sherry Anne and Susan. After briefly living in Cortland, and then Herkimer, NY, they eventually moved to Dolgeville in 1976.

While raising her two daughters Elizabeth was employed at Daniel Green’s gift shop and Herkimer County Trust in Dolgeville and then Nationar. She eventually went back to college, graduating from Utica College of Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in business in 1992. After that she worked for Fleet Bank and finally Munson Williams Proctor Institute.

She loved to travel, vacations at the ocean, music, dancing with her husband, gardening, cooking and reading. She also loved decorating her home and having freshly cut flowers on her dining room table. She enjoyed volunteering in the community and was also an active Rotarian in both Dolgeville and Ballston Spa.

She is survived by her sister, Joan Kehlenbeck, her brother in-law John Kehlenbeck, Cuddebackville, NY, her two daughters, Sherry Anne Owen, Herkimer, and Susan Miller, her son in-law Gregg Miller, and her grandchildren, Nathaniel Miller and Benjamin Miller, Ballston Spa.

Funeral arrangements are being made by Mohawk Valley Funerals and Cremations in Little Falls. There will be no calling hours, and her burial will be private. Elizabeth will be buried alongside her husband, Terry Owen, at Calvary Cemetery in Herkimer, NY.

A Mass Intention is being offered for Elizabeth on Sunday, October 13th at 10:00am at Holy Family Parish, 763 E Main Street in Little Falls, NY.

In lieu of flowers, those wishing to donate in Elizabeth’s memory are encouraged to contribute to the scholarship fund set up for her late husband, Terry Owen, for graduating students at Herkimer Central School pursuing a secondary degree. Terry was a teacher in the Herkimer School District for 36 years. Please make your checks payable to “Herkimer Central School”, add a reference of “Terry Owen Memorial Scholarship Fund” and mail it to Herkimer Central School District, 801 W. German Street, Herkimer, New York 13350.