JEANNE COWDEN OBITUARY

February 12, 1919 – January 29, 2023. Daughter to Harry S. Robinson and Ella Alta Stone Robinson; Born and raised in Pawling, New York. She graduated from Cornell University in 1940, with a degree in bacteriology. Eloped and married James Wallace (Jim) Cowden in 1941. The couple settled in NYC after Jim was discharged from the army. She worked for Hoffman’s Brewery in NYC until daughter Bette Dale was born in 1943. Son James Bruce was also born in New York in 1946. The family relocated as Jim’s work took him from New York to Denver to Chicago to Cleveland, where the family settled in Brecksville Ohio. Daughter Nancy Jeanne was born there in 1952. She is survived by daughter Bette Dale Petrides (George, deceased) son James (Mary Ann, nee Weist) daughter Nancy Moore (Dr. Tim), five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Brecksville United Church of Christ, 23 Public Square, Brecksville, OH on Friday, February 3, 2023 from 1-2 pm where Jeanne’s funeral service will begin at 2:00 pm. Interment Brecksville Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions may be sent to Jennings of Brecksville, Brecksville United Church of Christ or Hospice of the Western Reserve.