Howe, Gary G. – 1949-2011

ENSLEY, GAINES, HELMAN, HOFFER, HOWE, LEAVENS, MC FARLING, OWENS, RUNDELL

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Date: 1/23/2012 at 09:00:50

Visitation for Gary G. Howe, 62, Junction City, Kan., will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence, Kan. Private family services will take place at a later date. He died Dec. 25, 2011, at his home.
Gary was born on April 19, 1949, in Newton, Iowa, the son of GrayDon G. and Maye E. Owens Howe.
Gary attended high school in Newton, Iowa. He served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. Gary worked as an auto mechanic and was a lifetime member of the NRA.
He married Theresa “Terry” Ensley on Oct. 15, 1970. They later divorced.
Survivors include three daughters, Lisa Rundell and husband, Hugh, Lawrence, Kan., Julie Hoffer, and husband, Rod, Lawrence, Kan., Amy Gaines and husband, John, Des Moines, Iowa; five grandchildren, Hannah, Hope, Hunter, Riley, Ruby; one sister, Judy Leavens and husband, Harold, Newton, Iowa; sister-in-law, Gladys Howe, Waterloo, Iowa; and long-time companion, Una Helman. He was preceded in death by two infant sisters and three brothers, Larry McFarling, GrayDon Howe Jr., Carl Howe, and his parents.
Memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Gary G. Howe Memorial Fund for the Milford State Park.
Online condolences may be sent to www.warrenmcelwain.com.
Source: Newton Daily News; Wednesday, December 28, 2011