Ellen Focken Barwick, 92, of Newtown died at home February 25. She was born March 12, 1923, in Colman, S.D., and was a daughter of the late Anna (Muller) and Bernhard Focken.www.cornellmemorial.comTo light a candle of hope and remembrance visit

She grew up in Chicago, and later moved to San Francisco to take a position as a telephone operator. After marrying, she moved East and raised a family in Upper Saddle River, N.J.

Mrs Barwick was an avid bowler with a competitive spirit. She worked as assistant manager at Interstate Lanes in Ramsey, N.J., where she greeted everyone with a smile. She later took a job with Lederle Laboratories where she worked until retiring to Andes, N.Y., and later to Edgewater, Fla. In addition to bowling she enjoyed cross-stitch, knitting, and mysteries.

She moved to Newtown in 2005 to be closer to her family, following the death of her longtime companion, Cono Argentina.

She leaves behind her sons Michael Barwick and Robert Barwick; daughter and son-in-law Susan and Wayne Stokes; three grandchildren, Corey and Benjamin Stokes, and Christopher Barwick; brother-in-law Tom Seversen; and three nieces. Along with her parents and longtime companion, her sister, Helga Seversen, predeceased Mrs Barwick.

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