VICTOR, Howard L. (1952-2017)

VICTOR

Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 1/28/2019 at 17:35:38

Howard Luverne Victor Jr.
(June 29, 1952 - June 24, 2017)

Howard Luverne Victor, Jr., 64, of Indianola, IA, died Saturday, June 24, 2017, after a short battle with cancer. Howard was born in Des Moines, IA on June 29th, 1952 to Margie (Salyers) Dyer and Howard and Wanda Victor. No services are planned at this time.
In 1963, his family moved to a farm near Indianola where he spent his childhood raising chickens, cattle and POAs. Howard loved the farm and showed POAs for years. Howard was a 1971 graduate of Indianola High School where he was a wrestler and a football player that never lost a game. During his adult life, he held many jobs including working at Wilson Foods for 10 years, and owning a hog farm near Milo, IA. Howard met the love of his life, Rebecca, and they were married in 1982. Soon after their wedding, the couple moved to Alaska where they resided for 25 years. During his time in Alaska, Howard worked as a mechanic and an ice road trucker for 20 years in the Kuparuk Oil Fields. He was an avid fisherman and also enjoyed hunting, trapping, and being outdoors. He loved to drive fast whether it was on his snow machine or on his Harley, a straightaway was a perfect sight.
In 2006, Howard moved back to Indianola and started his own vineyard. Victor Rose Vineyard was voted the best in Iowa in 2017. He was very proud of that.
Howard was preceded in death by his parents,sister Letitia Young and brother-in-law Steven Baker. He leaves behind his wife of 35 years, Rebecca (Swank) Victor; daughter, Anna (Scott) O'Connor; grandsons, Darin and Dane; brother, Dan (Debbie) Victor; and sisters, Becky Victor-Baker and Jill (Tony) Mauro; as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends in Iowa and Alaska. Everybody loved Howard. He will be missed. This memorial is provided by Overton Funeral Home, 501 West Ashland Ave., Indianola, Iowa, http://www.overtonfuneral.com/