Annette A. (Desrosiers) Owen

Lincoln – Annette A. (Desrosiers) Owen, 69, died Friday, October 20, 2017, at Miriam Hospital, Providence.  She was the beloved wife of Donald Owen.  Mr. & Mrs. Owen had been married for fifty-years.

Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, a daughter of the late Eloi and Jeannette (Bertrand) Desrosiers, she had lived in Lincoln for the past thirty-five years.

Mrs. Owen was a Special Education Teacher’s Aide for the Central Falls School Department, retiring in 2007.

She was a member of Local 94, AFSCME, where she was a shop steward; and was a member and former treasurer of T.O.P.S., Chapter# 28.  She was an avid traveler.

Besides her husband, she is survived by one daughter, Brenda Owen of Lincoln; one son, Richard Owen of Engers, Germany; two sisters, Suzanne Beaudoin of Richmond, Virginia, and Charlotte Markey of Richmond, R.I.; one brother, Marcel Desrosiers of Seekonk, Massachusetts; and her beloved grandson, Alexander Owen.  She was the sister of the late Raymond Desrosiers and Cecille Owen.

Her funeral service will be held Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. in Bellows Funeral Chapel, 160 River Road, Lincoln.  Relatives and friends are invited, and may call Tuesday from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.  Her burial will be private at the convenience of the family.  In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory to Seven Hills Rhode Island, 30 Cumberland Street, Woonsocket, R.I. 02895 would be appreciated.