- Date Of Birth: May 17, 1939
- Date Of Death: November 17, 2022
- State: Colorado
Elizabeth “Betsy” Cowden, 83, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on November 17, 2022 at St. Anthony North hospital in Westminster, Colorado. She was born to Elizabeth Ryan (nee Clancy) and Edmund Ryan on May 17, 1939 in London, England, and spent her childhood in Dublin, Ireland before her family immigrated to the United States in 1953.
She was married to James Harp Cowden from 1969 until his passing in 1998, and gave birth to two children, Richard and Deirdre (both survive). She had four grandchildren she loved beyond measure—Molly, Harper, Liam, and Finn—and one great-granddaughter, Margo. She also loved her role as mother-in-law to Jessica Cowden and Bryan Templeton.
