Obituary for Dr. Edna Carolyne McCown
Amenia – Dr. Edna Carolyne McCown, 76, an eight-year resident
of Amenia, NY formerly of Brooklyn, NY died peacefully on
January 25, 2024 at her home in Amenia. Dr. McCown was a
retired program director at the Goethe-Institut in New York City
and a freelance translator of German literature throughout her
career.
Born August 27, 1947 in Florence, South Carolina, she was the
daughter of the late William R. and Ernestine K. (Allen) McCown.
She received her doctorate degree from SUNY Stony Brook. On
January 16, 2010 in Durham, CT she married Dr. Nancy F.
McKenzie, who survives her at their home in Amenia.
Dr. McCown was active in Food of Life Pantry and The Giving
Garden at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Amenia Union. She
also was a longtime advocate for the new Amenia Free Library
and supporter and visitor of favorite creatures at the Sharon
Audubon Center.
In addition to her loving wife, Edna is survived by her sister,
Carolyne Bobine McCown of The Villages, FL and many friends in
Amenia, New York, California, Frankfurt and Berlin.
A celebration of Edna’s life will be announced at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the following
organizations in Edna’s memory: Doctors Without Borders USA,
P.O. Box 5030, Hagerstown, MD 2174, Pen America, 588
Broadway, Suite 33, New York, NY 10012, St. Thomas Episcopal
Church-Food of Life Pantry, 40 Leedsville Rd., Amenia, NY 12501
or Amenia Free Library, P.O. Box 27, Amenia, NY 12501.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Scott D. Conklin
Funeral Home, 37 Park Avenue, Millerton, NY 12546. To send an
online condolence to the family or to plant a tree in Edna’s
memory please visit www.conklinfuneralhome.com
THE FAMILY RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS THAT FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS NOT BE SENT.
of Amenia, NY formerly of Brooklyn, NY died peacefully on
January 25, 2024 at her home in Amenia. Dr. McCown was a
retired program director at the Goethe-Institut in New York City
and a freelance translator of German literature throughout her
career.
Born August 27, 1947 in Florence, South Carolina, she was the
daughter of the late William R. and Ernestine K. (Allen) McCown.
She received her doctorate degree from SUNY Stony Brook. On
January 16, 2010 in Durham, CT she married Dr. Nancy F.
McKenzie, who survives her at their home in Amenia.
Dr. McCown was active in Food of Life Pantry and The Giving
Garden at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Amenia Union. She
also was a longtime advocate for the new Amenia Free Library
and supporter and visitor of favorite creatures at the Sharon
Audubon Center.
In addition to her loving wife, Edna is survived by her sister,
Carolyne Bobine McCown of The Villages, FL and many friends in
Amenia, New York, California, Frankfurt and Berlin.
A celebration of Edna’s life will be announced at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the following
organizations in Edna’s memory: Doctors Without Borders USA,
P.O. Box 5030, Hagerstown, MD 2174, Pen America, 588
Broadway, Suite 33, New York, NY 10012, St. Thomas Episcopal
Church-Food of Life Pantry, 40 Leedsville Rd., Amenia, NY 12501
or Amenia Free Library, P.O. Box 27, Amenia, NY 12501.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Scott D. Conklin
Funeral Home, 37 Park Avenue, Millerton, NY 12546. To send an
online condolence to the family or to plant a tree in Edna’s
memory please visit www.conklinfuneralhome.com
THE FAMILY RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS THAT FLORAL ARRANGEMENTS NOT BE SENT.