Dorothy Howard
BROKEN BOW — Dorothy Ann Howard, 66, of Broken Bow died Oct. 8, 1997, at Jennie Melham Hospital in Broken Bow after an extended illness with cancer.
She was born Nov. 16, 1930, at Dunning to George Joseph Jr. and Margaret Ann Iverson Fisher. She graduated from Brewster High School in 1948. She attended Chadron and Kearney State Teachers' College and then taught three years until having her family.
On Aug. 17, 1950, she married Victor "V.C." Howard at St. Anselm's Catholic Church in Anselmo. They lived in Blaine County until 1953, when they moved to Sherman County. Mrs. Howard began working for the Ordnance Plant in Grand Island in 1965 and worked there for five and a half years.
In 1967, the couple moved to Litchfield, where they lived until semi-retiring and moving to Broken Bow in 1988. In 1967, the couple established the V.C. Howard Hay Company in Litchfield. She was a working partner in the company for 26 years, retiring in 1993 after becoming ill.
She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Broken Bow, St. Joseph's Altar Society and the Catholic Daughters of America. She enjoyed bowling and playing the slot machines.
Survivors include her husband; three daughters, Vicki (Paul) Peters of Casper, Wyo., Debra (Bill) Schlund of Tooele, Utah, and Emma (Mark) Whitaker of Loudonville, Ohio; two sons, Brad (Michele) and Brent (Ronda), both of Litchfield; four sisters, Odetta (Bill) Huffman of Whitman, Georgia (E.B.) Howard of Merna, Donna (Wayne "Pete") Smith of Maryville, Mo., and Sharon (Merlyn) Rieber of Loup City; a foster brother, Warren (Connie) Bryant of Casper, Wyo.; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two infant sons and her parents.
Rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. today at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church with the Rev. Bob Rooney officiating. Burial will be in the Litchfield Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at Govier Brothers Mortuary.