Nicole N. Owens

Nicole Nancy Owens, 48, entered into eternal rest at 9:15 pm on April 11, 2018, after a long battle with breast cancer. Nicole attended Alan B. Shepard High School in Palos Heights, Illinois, received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Economics from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and a PhD in Agricultural Economics from Michigan State University. Nicole married Michael Peter Bogdan in 1997 and began a 21 year career with the United States Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, DC. In addition to her husband, Nicole is survived by a son, Andrew Owens Bogdan, and her mother, Norma Wiberg (nee Tiffany). Predeceasing Nicole was her father Bruce Edwin Owens and her stepfather John Otto Wiberg. Nicole’s memorial service is planned for Saturday May 5, 2018 at 11:00 am at Community United Methodist Church, 1690 Riedel Road, Crofton, MD followed by a luncheon. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in memory of Nicole to Community United Methodist Church.