Marie Elizabeth "Betty" Dounay

Marie Elizabeth “Betty” Dounay, 93, of Englewood passed away on June 14, 2016.  Survived by children Diane Lewis (Bernie) and Gary (Mary), 6 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren.  Services at Spirit of Hope United Methodist Church in Englewood on June 21, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. (noon). Internment at Fort Logan National Cemetery will take place at 10.30 a.m. (Staging area "B"). Donations may be made to Spirit of Hope United Methodist Church in lieu of flowers.

Betty was born on June 22, 1922 in Denver, Colorado. She lived nearly her whole life in Englewood.  She went to Hawthorne Elementary School, Englewood Junior High, and graduated from Englewood High School in 1940.  In 1942, she married her high school sweetheart, Warner Dounay, and they were happily married for 67 years.  She and Warner had three children:  Gary, Diane, and Kent, and she also had 6 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren.  Gary’s children are Jennifer and Amy, and Gary’s grandchildren are Avery, Audrey, and Maximillian.  Diane’s children are Kevin and Keith.  Kent’s children are Sean and Jessica, and Kent’s grandchildren are James, Catlin, Cole, and Christian.   Betty was preceded in death by her husband and youngest son, Kent.

For many years she was very active in the Englewood United Methodist Church.  She and her husband were active in a church couples group called “EMCOs”, and Betty was active in women’s organizations in the church.  Betty and Warner were also involved in many other aspects of the church, including helping to create the stained glass windows in the sanctuary.

At one time Betty worked as a clerk in Woolworth’s.  Then, in 1952 she became a secretary in the Englewood Schools.  She worked at Scenic View, Washington, and Charles Hay Elementary Schools; then, after taking some classes became an executive secretary for Englewood Schools administrators.  She retired from the Englewood Schools in 1983.

Betty loved to travel.  Some of her happiest times were when she was traveling in the car with the whole family to places like Whidbey Island, Disneyland in California, and Douglas, Arizona.  In her later years, she and Warner enjoyed traveling to Europe and Hawaii.  She also loved gardening, sewing, knitting, and reading good books.  She was a master seamstress. She made most of her own clothes, and even her daughter’s wedding dress.  She was thrilled when she had granddaughters and that she could make fussy dresses and other clothes for them.

Donations may be made to Spirit of Hope United Methodist Church in lieu of flowers.