Oct. 21, 1971
Mrs. Roy Owen Dies Suddenly
Mrs. Roy Owen, 80, of Crete died suddenly at her home Sunday, Oct. 17. 
Funeral services were held at the Kuncl Funeral Home at Crete Wednesday 
afternoon, Oct. 20, with the Rev. Jim Tomlinson of Grace United Methodist 
Church of Crete officiating. Pallbearers were her seven surviving brothers:

Harry Ziegenbein of Lincoln, Dr. O. H. Ziegenbein of Ashland, Dr. Rudolph Ziegenbein 
of Norfolk, James Ziegenbein of Omaha, Carl Ziegenbein of Rt. 2, Ashland, and Walter 
Ziegenbein of Denver. Burial was in Lincoln Memorial Park Cemetery.

Emma Ziegenbein, daughter of Charles H. and Martha Humboldt
Ziegenbein, was born on a farm west of Memphis Feb. 4, 1891.She married Roy 
Owen of Memphis and one son, Herbert E. Owen, was born to them. He has been 
head of the music department at Mankato State College, Mankato, Minn. for the past 
seven years. Mrs. Owen is a retired state Game Commissioner worker. Mrs. Owen was 
church school superintendent at Memphis, and at Crete was a member of Grace United 
Methodist Church, P.E.O., O.E.S., and Priscilla Club.

In recent years she had devoted a good deal of time to being a hospital volunteer worker. 
Besides her husband, son, and seven brothers, Mrs. Owen is survived by two sisters, Mrs. 
Mary Baer of Lakewood, Colorado, and Mrs. Ella Lillibridge of Crete, by three grandchildren, 
and one great-grandchild.
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