Meryl Alice (Beghtel) Cowan

Feb. 6, 1920 - July 6, 2012

MISHAWAKA Meryl passed away on Friday, July 6, 2012, in Longmont, CO. She was born on February 6, 1920, in Rivers, Manitoba, Canada, to William and Ruth Beghtel. She moved to Indiana in the 1920s and graduated from James Riley High School in 1938. She had a radio program with her sisters until the early 1940s.

She married Denzel Cowan on June 21, 1944. Son William was born on July 11, 1945, in California. They moved to Mishawaka, Indiana, in the late 1940s and opened one of the first Dog-n-Suds. Son James was born April 4, 1957, in Mishawaka. They moved to Colorado and settled in the Denver area in 1970.

Along with her husband, they owned several restaurants until their retirement. They moved to Loveland, Colorado, in 1996 where she stayed until 2009. She moved to the Life Care Center of Longmont in 2009 and remained there until her death. Our sincere thanks to the staff at Life Care Center for their dedicated care of mom. She was preceded in death by her husband, Denny; her sisters, Charlotte, Dorothy, June and Jeanette; her three brothers, Don, Roy and Bernard; and granddaughter, Kristen.

She is survived by her two sons, Bill (Polly) and Jim (Peggy);grandchildren, Laurie, Beth, Angela, David and Mark;and 5 great-grandchildren.

Visitation is Friday, July 13, 2012, from 9:00 am to 10:30 am, followed by funeral service at 10:30 am, at Newcomer West Metro Chapel, 901 S. Sheridan Blvd., Lakewood, CO 80226.Inter- ment at Ft.Logan National Cemetery, Staging Area “C,”3698 S.Sheridan Blvd., Denver, CO 80235.

Sources: Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com and FindAGrave.com

06/29/2024 EJS

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