Edna Mae Howick
1927 - 2018
- Edna Mae Howick, 90, of Ferndale, Washington died
January 17, 2018. Edna had lived in Garner for the past eleven years and
moved to Washington six months ago. A celebration of life service will be
held 1:00 Saturday, April 21, 2018 at the Cataldo Funeral Home in Garner
with Rev. Paul Evans of the United Methodist Church officiating. Interment
will be at Concord Township Cemetery in Garner followed by a time of food
and fellowship at the Garner United Methodist Church. Memorials may be
donated in Edna's name to the charity of the donor's choice.
Edna Mae (Edmundson) Howick was born September 29, 1927 at her grandma
Lena's home in Ventura, Iowa. Her father Matthew operated a general store
in Hayfield until he died when Edna was only 12. She then lived with her
married sister Marvyle until graduation from Hayfield Consolidated School
in 1944. Edna moved to Fort Dodge, Iowa to work at the bottling company
where she met and married her husband Max in June of 1946. Both their
daughter Karen and son Allan were born in Fort Dodge. The family attended
the First United Methodist Church in downtown. For several years Max and
Edna lived on an acreage that was the gathering place for family and
friends. Edna worked at home until the children were in Junior High and
then became a star salesperson in the hardware and tools department of
Sears in Fort Dodge. Max and Edna purchased a resort in Bemidji, Minnesota
and moved there in 1976. While they enjoyed the fishing and nature in the
north woods they spent the winters as snow birds in LaFeria, Texas. They
lived in Minnesota until Max's death in 2004 while residing in Deerwood.
Edna returned to the Garner area in 2005 until she moved to be closer to
her daughter in Ferndale, Washington in the fall of 2017.
Edna is survived by her children, Karen (Howick) Nesvold and Allan Howick,
both of Ferndale WA; her three grandchildren, Michelle (Nesvold)
Evangeline of Issaquah WA, Matthew Howick of Bellevue NE, Michael Howick
of Omaha, NE; and her six great grandchildren all in Nebraska, Olivia,
Harper, Emmitt, Karsen, Nathan and Mick (Michael Jr.). Edna is also
survived by her first cousin Bob Halford of Clear Lake and sister-in-law,
Lavonne Edmundson of Deerwood, MN. Edna was preceded in death by her
husband Max; her ten siblings; and her parents, Matthew Edmundson and
Vivian (Dingman) Edmundson/Boehnke.
source: Find-A-Grave
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Edna Mae Edmundson Howick: born 29 Sep 1927 Ventura,
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa - died 17 Jan 2018 Ferndale, Whatcom County,
Washington
Grave marker at Concord Cemetery, Garner, Hancock County, Iowa
source: Find-A-Grave, memorial# 186974064
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