Bennie Junior Howe

Bennie Junior Howe COLUMBUS JUNCTION, Iowa - Bennie J. Howe, 83, Columbus Junction, passed away peacefully at his home after an extended illness with his family at his side on November 29, 2008. Per his wishes, he was cremated. The Cremation Society of Eastern-Central-Western Iowa is assisting with arrangements. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Burial will be in Mystic. Bennie was born on August 5, 1925, in Mystic, the son of William Orville and Jeannie Boslem Howe. He married Helen M. Lowe on June 1, 1946, in Mystic. He was a graduate of Mystic High School. He served his country honorably in the United States Navy during World War II seeing extensive action in the South Pacific. He was a chief clerk for the Rock Island Railroad for 42 years before his retirement on July 1, 1986. In his younger years He was an avid outdoorsman. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Helen Howe of Columbus Junction; daughter, Diana Hickman and husband, Kent, of Anthem, Arizona; a son, Duane Howe of Kansas City, Missouri; a granddaughter, Angela Howe of Kansas City; a grandson, Matt Howe and wife, Malia, of Rochester, Minnesota; great-gra...[more]

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aughter, Jillian Michelle of Rochester, Minnesota; and two sisters, Patricia and Joan. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Jeannie Howe; and a brother, James William Howe who passed away while serving his country in the Korean War.