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James William “Bill” Owen

Birth	:	6 Apr 1925 Indiana, USA
Death	:	11 Mar 2015 Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, USA
Burial	:	Falls Cemetery, Wabash, Wabash County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.8040466, -85.8318863
Description	:	James William "Bill" Owen, 89, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 7:30 pm, Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at his home. He was born April 6, 1925 in Gary, Indiana to Loren P. and Josephine E. (Barnett) Owen. Bill,a 1943 graduate of Wabash High School, was a US Navy veteran, during WWII from 1943-1946, serving in the South Pacific, and at Tokyo Bay when the Japanese signed their surrender. He married Joan Rettig in Wabash, December 1, 1946; she also died March 11, 2015. Bill co-owned and operated Milliner Printing from 1946 until his retirement in 1987. He was a member of the... Read More	James William "Bill" Owen, 89, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 7:30 pm, Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at his home. He was born April 6, 1925 in Gary, Indiana to Loren P. and Josephine E. (Barnett) Owen. Bill,a 1943 graduate of Wabash High School, was a US Navy veteran, during WWII from 1943-1946, serving in the South Pacific, and at Tokyo Bay when the Japanese signed their surrender. He married Joan Rettig in Wabash, December 1, 1946; she also died March 11, 2015. Bill co-owned and operated Milliner Printing from 1946 until his retirement in 1987. He was a member of the Wabash Christian Church, Hanna Masonic Lodge, and the American Legion Post #15, of Wabash. Bill enjoyed printing, woodworking, boating, traveling with his wife. He was also preceded in death by his parents, and his sister, Marilyn Gilliom. Funeral services will be at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, with Nancy Owen Barton officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery with Rev. Melinda Kammerer officiating. From the "Wabash Plain Dealer"..Local couple passes away within hours of each other By Emma Rausch On Wednesday March 11, James William “Bill” Owen and his wife of 68 years, Joan, passed away within 17 hours of each other. Joan was the first to pass at 2 a.m. at Autumn Ridge Rehabilitation Centre. Bill followed later that evening at 7:30 p.m. in his home in Wabash surrounded by family and loved ones. The couple had passed away after Joan’s health had steadily declined from a 12-year battle with Alzheimer’s and Bill’s prostate cancer recently resurfaced.

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James William “Bill” Owen's memorial is located at: Falls Cemetery, Wabash, Wabash County, USA.
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James William “Bill” Owen death on 11 Mar 2015 in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, USA
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Latitude: 40.8040466
Longitude: -85.8318863

Family Members:

Parent

Loren Proctor Owen

(1898 - 1956)

Josephine Barnett Owen

(1901 - 1998)

Spouse

Joan Rettig Owen

(1926 - 2015)

Siblings

Flowers:

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