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May 27, 2009
Mrs. Dorothy L. Owens, 73, of Kingston, died Wednesday morning at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
She was born in Plymouth, a daughter of the late Edward and Leona Kisis Thomas, and stepmother Marie Wenslow Thomas, who raised her. She graduated from Plymouth High School in 1954 and Wilkes University in 1968.
Prior to her retirement in 1975 she was employed as a teacher at the Franklin Street Elementary School, Plymouth. Mrs. Owens was a member of the Holy Family Parish, Luzerne, where she was a dedicated member of the Resurrection Choir and the Church Choir.
She was also a member of the Retired Teachers Association.
She was preceded in death by sisters Elizabeth Cheatley and Judy Ann Thomas.
In addition to her husband, William, of 42 years; she is survived by a son, Mark, and his wife, Mariann; sisters Carol Batroney, Kingston; Barbara Swartwood, Wilkes-Barre; a brother, Edward Thomas Jr., Plymouth; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. from the William A. Reese Funeral Chapel, rear 56 Gaylord Ave., Plymouth, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 in Holy Family Parish Church, Bennett Street, Luzerne. Interment will be in St. Vincent’s Cemetery, Lehman. Friends may call Friday evening, 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial contributions may be sent to the SPCA of Luzerne County, Fox Hill Road, Plains Township, PA.