Seth Owen, 79, of 708 S. Chambers St. died after an extended illness.

Mr. Owen was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Romaine Owen born June 28, 1882 in Mankato, Minnesota. He attended schools in his home state and South Dakota and later homesteaded on land near the Chief Joseph Dam on the upper Columbia River in Eastern Washington. While in Eastern Washington, he practiced as a veterinarian. He married Edna Morris at Bridgeport, WA March 22,1908. The family came to Port Angeles from Buckley, WA in 1928. Mrs. Owen died here in 1959.

While semi-retired, Mr. Owen worked as night deputy sheriff in Port Angeles.

Included among surviving relatives are five daughters: Mrs.Jessie (Chester) Alexander and Mrs. Stella (Bill) Beaton, both of Port Angeles, Mrs. Frances (Gene) Hamill, Seattle, Miss Ardis Owen, Bremerton, and Mrs Shirley Mehrtens, San Carlos, CA; two sons Kenneth and Robert Owen, both of Port Angeles; three brothers, Bert and Fred Owen, Seattle and Romaine Owen, Eureka, California. Nine grand children and two great-grandchildren.

SETH and EDNA (Morris) OWEN TIMELINE
1882 Seth Owen born in Mankato, Blue Earth, MN on June 28 to Charles Romaine & Mary Marquette Owen
1888 Mary "Edna" Morris born Deedsville, Miami, Indiana on August 18 to John E & Julia Lockwood Morris
1889 Edna moved to homestead near Bridgeport WA with her parents Township 30N., Range 25, Section 31 a 200 acre parcel with 1 – 160 acre parcel and 2 - side by side 40 acre parcels
1889 Seth moved to De Smet, Kingsbury, SD with parents
1900 census Seth living in De Smet with parents and brothers Fred and Romaine
1900 census Edna living in Douglas County with parents
1906(?) Seth homesteaded in Washington between Mansfield and Bridgeport adjoining the homestead of his parents Charles Romaine and Mary Owen Township 29N., Range 26E, Section 31 160 acres
1908 Seth and Edna married near Bridgeport
1909 Jessie born near Bridgeport
1910 census Seth & Edna in Dyer Precinct - Douglas County (Bridgeport)
1910 Stella born near Bridgeport
1911 granted land patent near Waterville, WA
1911 Donald born
1913 Donald died (scarlet fever) age 2
1913 Dorothy born near Bridgeport
Left homestead when crops were blown away; dry land farming
1914(?) Moved to Mansfield (20 miles east of Chelan) first on a small farm then into town with no running water, electricity or indoor plumbing
1915 Frances born in Mansfield
1918 lived in Mansfield (Seth's WWI draft registration)
1919 Kenneth born in Mansfield
1920 census in Mansfield as a farmer Seth, Edna, Jessie, Stella, Dorothy, Francis, Kenneth
Moved to Waterville (NE of Wenatchee)
1924 Moved to Buckley (near Puyallup) to be a veterinarian in an old Studebaker that had canvas sides. His parents & brother Charlie had moved to PA
1925 Shirley born in Buckley
1928 Robert born in Buckley
1929 Moved to Port Angeles; Bought 708 S Chambers house for $1500
1930 Ardis born in Port Angeles
1930 census Seth, Edna and all 8 children living at 708 S. Chambers
1939 Seth, Edna, Frances, Kenneth, Stella, Dorothy living at 708 S. Chambers (City Directory)
1939 Dorothy died (diabetes) age 25
1940 census Seth, Edna, Frances, Kenneth, Stella, Ardis, Robert, Shirley living at 708 S. Chambers
1941 Seth operated service station at 1st & Peabody (WWII draft registration)
1959 Edna died (heart) age 70
1962 Seth died (colon cancer) age 79
1991 Frances died age 75
1993 Kenneth died age 74
1999 Shirley died age 74
2005 Ardis died age 75
2007 Jessie died age 98; Stella died age 96
2011 Robert died age 83