Betty Dowe, 90, a previous long time resident of Lincoln, NE and Danielson, CT, died peacefully at the Wingate at Beacon on Saturday March 8.
Born and raised in Lincoln Nebraska, Betty attended The University of Nebraska, and moved to Danielson Connecticut soon after her 1944 wedding in Lincoln to Marshall C. Dowe of Danielson who at the time of the wedding was attached to the 15th Air Force as a B-24 pilot and had recently returned from combat action in Europe where he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary airmanship.
After settling in Connecticut soon after the war, Betty and her husband took over ownership and operation of Dowe's Hallmark, a stationary, news and book store originally established in 1847 by Marshall's great-grandfather. Marshall experienced an untimely death in 1966, although the establishment's name- Dowe's Inc. remained above the entry way for many years.
Following her husbands' death , Betty sold the business and moved back to Lincoln where she lived until 4 years ago, traveling frequently to Spetse Greece where she visited with long time past residents and friends of Danielson.
Betty is survived by her two daughters, Susan Dowe Brown, of Bridgehampton New York and Marcia Dowe Clark of Cornwall New York; Susan's husband-Donald; her grandchildren Kirsten Brown of Jupiter Florida; Peter Brown of San Diego, California; Emily Clark of New York City; Brian Clark of Cornwall and one great-grandchild ,Emmit Brown of San Diego.
Funeral services will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of the McHoul Funeral Home of Fishkill, Inc., 1089 Main Street, Fishkill, NY. For online condolence messages, please visit Betty's Book of Memories at www.mchoulfuneralhome.com.