Howk, Shirley M. (1933-2008)

HOWK, CARTER, HAINES, HUTTON, NEFF, WERNER, KEHGAN, JONES, SWEGER

Posted By: Mary Holub, volunteer (email)
Date: 5/4/2008 at 21:33:53

From: Le Mars Daily Sentinel, May 2, 2008

Shirley M. Howk, 75, of Le Mars, died suddenly Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at Floyd Valley Hospital in Le Mars.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 6, at Cornerstone World Outreach in Sioux City, with Pastor Larry Gordon officiating. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church. Additional services will be in Ottumwa on Thursday, May 8.

Arrangements are with the Carlsen Funeral Home of Le Mars.

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From: Carlsen Funeral Home

Shirley M. Howk, 75, of Le Mars passed away suddenly Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at Floyd Valley Hospital in Le Mars.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at Cornerstone World Outreach in Sioux City, Iowa with Pastor Larry Gordon officiating. Visitations will be from 9:30 a.m. until service time at the church. Additional services will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, May 8, 2008 in the Reece Funeral Home at Ottumwa, Iowa with interment in the Schaul Cemetery. Visitations at Reece Funeral Home will be from noon until service time. Arrangements are with the Carlsen Funeral Home of Le Mars. Expression of sympathy can be extended to the family through www.carlsenfuneralhome.com.

Shirley M. Haines was born March 16, 1933 in Montezuma, Iowa to Theodore and Iva (Carter) Haines. Shirley graduated from Brooklyn High School. She worked for several years for Northwestern Bell in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Shirley was united in marriage to Max E. Howk on August 18, 1960 at the Little Brown Church at Nashua, Iowa. Max and Shirley lived in Ottumwa for many years. Max passed away in 1994. Shirley moved to Le Mars, Iowa in 2002 to be closer to her son, Micheal. For the last 18 months, Shirley lived at Park Place Estates in Le Mars.

Shirley loved to give of her time and talents. She had volunteered as a reading helper with children at Wildwood Elementary School in Ottumwa and later at Franklin Elementary in Le Mars. Recently, she had been honored as a 1000 hour volunteer with the Floyd Valley Hospital Auxiliary in Le Mars. She also enjoyed volunteering at local nursing homes reading the Bible to residents. Shirley was an accomplished knitter and embroiderer and also enjoyed cooking and singing. She was very meticulous and detail oriented in everything she did.

Her faith was very important to her, she loved the Lord. She enjoyed attending services at Cornerstone World Outreach.

Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Micheal and Linda Hutton of Le Mars; 4 grandchildren: Carlson Neff of Pleasant Hill, IA, Casey Werner and his wife Tracey of Harrisburg, SD, Jason Werner and his wife Jennifer of Lorain, OH, and Alexander Kehgan of the Quad Cities area; a brother, Clyde and Joan Haines of Homosassa, Florida; 2 sisters-in-law, Jolene Jones of Grinnell, Iowa and Vesta Howk of Ottumwa, IA; cousins, Bill and Joan Jory of Rockford, Ill. and Irvin and Katinka Haines of Pisquah Forest, North Carolina; other cousins, nieces, and nephews; and the staff and residents of Park Place Estates.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Theodore and Iva (Carter) Haines; husband, Max in 1994; a grandson, Cason Hutton; a brother, Chet Jones; and a sister, Alma Sweger.