SHARON F. BOWEN
Claremont, NH – Sharon F. Bowen, 72, formerly of Montpelier, VT, died August 30, 2017 at the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in White River Jct., VT.
She was born April 2, 1945 in Winchendon, MA a daughter of
Jessie James and Edith Louise (Slack) Sansing. Sharon was
raised by her mother and step father Wesley Allen Judson, Sr.
She grew up in Montpelier and graduated from Nathan Hale Ray
High School in East Haddam, CT. She served in the United States
Marine Corps during the Vietnam War where she became disabled in
1965. She graduated from Goddard College in Plainfield, VT in
1978 with a B.A. in Arts. Sharon lived in Montpelier most
of her life.
She was a life member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post in Montpelier, where she was Past Post President and served as the State President of the Ladies Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Vermont in 1993-1994. She was also a member of the Disabled American Veterans and Friends of Veterans in White River Jct., VT.

She is survived by a son Walter A. Bowen Jr. of West Lebanon, NH, two daughters Tami Louise Bowen Pate of Mt. Holly, VT and Rosalee Danielle Bowen of West Lebanon, NH; a grandson Adam Joshua Pate of Mt. Holly, VT; Her brother, Jan C. Judson of MA, sisters, Francis R. Featherchuk of Biddeford, ME, Juanita Caswell of NM, Virginia Harris of TX, and Sandra Judson of Christie, TX, as well as many nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was predeceased by her sisters, Lisa M. Judson, Connie M. Judson, Edith Louise (Sandy) Dockett, and brother, Charles E. Sansing, as well as a nephew, Nick Featherchuk.
A graveside service will be held Tuesday morning, September 5, 2017 at 11AM in the Vermont Veteran's Memorial Cemetery in Randolph Center, VT.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warriors Fund,
87 Maple Leaf, Shelburne, VT 05482 or flowers may be delivered to Knight Funeral Home, White River Jct., VT.