Lorraine Owens

Lorraine M. Owens, 95, of Sistersville passed away July 15 at Sistersville Center.She was born on September 20, 1926, in Whiting, Indiana, to George B. and Mary Kaminsky Kozak. She attended St. John Catholic School and graduated from George Rogers Clark High in 1944.She was an employee of Mobay Chemical Company and later of Valley Steel, Davenport, which was owned by her husband Frank Demkovich. Affectionately known as “Mother Superior,” she was a devoted and very active member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church where she was Director of CCD, a member of the Rosary Guild, served on the Teens Encounter Christ teams, and was always quick to tell anyone that her proudest accomplishment was her participation in Cursillo retreats. She was active in the Lilac Twig of Sistersville General Hospital and the Sistersville Oil and Gas Festival serving as chairman of the Craft Exhibits for many years. In addition to her parents, Lorraine was preceded in death by her first husband, Frank, in 1980, her second husband, Roy G. Owens, in 1996, her sister, Ethel Kozak O’Drobinak, and her brothers, George B. and Gerald Kozak. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Marilyn Kozak, several nieces and nephews and their children all of whom have been a delightful part of her life. Visitation will be at Myers Funeral Home, 600 Main Street, Sistersville, on Tuesday, July 19, from 4-7pm with Rosary Devotions at 7pm.Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Msgr. Kevin Quirk at Holy Rosary Church, 519 Main Street, Sistersville, on Wednesday, July 20, at 11 am.Inurnment will be in Hammond, IN. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Holy Rosary Altar Guild, 21 Rosary Road, New Martinsville, WV, or St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Endowment Fund, 1849 Lincoln Ave., Whiting, IN 46394.