Helen "Penny" Camille Bowen

Helen Camille (Penny) Bowen made her passage to eternal life in early morning hours of August 26, 2024. She passed away peacefully and is now smiling and watching over a long list of future generations, leaving a wonderful legacy.

Penny was born on October 20,1939 to Louis Donald O'brien and Helena Camille Landes. She married at a young age and welcomed six sons. She has lived in South St. Louis, St. Ann, Bridgeton, St. Charles, Warrenton, and the Lake of the Ozarks. She worked as a professional secretary and personal assistant at the St. Charles YMCA, Boonslick Regional, Ralston Purina, the Elks and retired from her brother’s Chesterfield business, O’Brien and Associates. 

She was an avid sports fan, enjoying all types of sports - the St. Louis Cardinals, the St. Louis Rams, and all MIZZOU and high school sports, especially when her children or grandchildren were participating. She was their biggest fan, always in the stands, often traveling to watch and share her love of sports with her family. She supported ABC (Athletic Boys Club) and was inducted into their Hall of Fame.

She enjoyed a long, beautiful, fruitful life. She raised her brood of six boys with love and strength. She lived life to the fullest and loved, supported and encouraged her sons, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, teaching them a healthy and competitive spirit. She will always be remembered for her sense of humor, her feisty attitude, and her Irish wit. Her zeal for life was infectious, and she made friends wherever she went. 

Penny was predeceased by her parents, her sisters Margaret (late Cliff) Woehler and Kathleen O’Brien, her brothers Louis “Lou” Donald O’Brien, Richard “Ricky” O’Brien and her beloved son, Richard “Rick” Warren Hake

She is survived by her sons - Steven R. (Gina) Hake, Michael L. (Ellen) Hake, Robert M. (Karyn) Hake, Daniel P. (Sara) Hake, Matthew T. (Kay) Hake, and her sister Marlene (late Jerry) Lindsay, her grandchildren - Amanda Webb, Steven (Whitney) Hake, Lucas (Nicole) Hake, Maria (Alec) McVehil, Chelsea Hake, Andrew (Anna) Hake, Michael Hake (Madelyn Laramore), Cory (Rene) Hake, Amy (Ryan) Broeker, Alyssa Hake (Patrick Hoth), Andrea Hake, Emma Hake, Abigail Hake (Garrett Sneller), Alex Hake, and Olivia Hake and her great grandchildren - Blake, Drew, Riley, Aubrey, Hailey, Mila, Zander, Angie, Allie, Andrew James, Aleeta, Majorie, Magnolia, Marcella, Brooklyn, Sterling, Bowen. 

A Celebration of Life will be held at the Newcomer St. Peters Chapel located at 837 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, St. Peters, Missouri 63376 on Wednesday, September 11, 2024, from 4:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with a Memorial service beginning at 7:00 p.m. Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery will be private for immediate family only. 

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to:

ABC BallPark, by mailing your donations to the address below, in memory of Penny Hake. ABC Ball Park is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing quality recreational sports programs for the youth of our community. A committed team of volunteers keeps our activities going strong, just as it has since ABC's creation in 1951.

ABC Ball Park: P.O. Box 242, St. Ann, MO 63074.