Saratoga Springs, NY - Carolyn (Bowen) Mitchell, of Marjorie Drive, passed away Monday (April 1, 2013) at Saratoga Hospital. She was 77. Born on Nov. 10, 1935 in Ballston Spa, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Elizabeth (King) Bowen and was a graduate of the former St. Peter's Academy in Saratoga Springs. She had worked for many years as a telephone operator in Saratoga Springs for NY Telephone and retired from AT & T. A faithful communicant of St. Clement's Church, she was a member of both American Legion Post 70 and Gurtler Bros. Post 420 VFW Ladies Auxiliaries. Her many interests included the AT & T lunches, going to dinner and the movies, sunning, swimming and cook-outs by the pool and shopping for shoes. An avid NY Yankees fan, she always enjoyed trips to Atlantic City and Turning Stone casinos and recently celebrated her 50th wedding anniversary aboard a cruise to Bermuda. She was predeceased by her parents; Dad in 1960 and Mom in 1998. Survivors include her husband of 51 years, Robert G. Mitchell; her daughter, Lisa Mitchell; two sons, Robert Gregg (Rita-Isabel) Mitchell, Glen (Simone) Mitchell; five granddaughters, Andrea Whipple and Baylee Mitchell, Affseneeh, Farah and Nadereeh and one grandson, Rhamses; two brothers and sisters-in-law, James (Susan) Bowen of Saratoga Springs and Charles (Nancy) Bowen of Ballston Spa. Relatives and friends may call from 5 to 8pm Thursday at the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing and Cunniff Funeral Homes, 628 North Broadway 584-5373. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10am Friday in St. Clement's Roman Catholic Church, 231 Lake Ave. Burial will follow in the fmaily plot in St. Peter's Cemetery, West Ave. Memorials may be made in her name to the American Cancer Society, 260 Osborne Rd., Loudonville, NY 12211. Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.