Louise was born in Hamersville, Ohio to Charles Howser and Emma Kearns. She and her older brother Tommy were raised on a farm until she was 18 years old, when she got on a bus and headed for the "big city" of Cincinnati and never looked back.
She had a women's lib attitude in an era when such things weren't heard of, working in restaurants and cafes until she was able to purchase her own, successful business - The Wooden Shoe Cafe - in Norwood, Ohio. She operated the business until she came down with Multiple Sclerosis and was confined to a wheelchair, turning the business over to her husband, James Behle, whom she married in December of 1947. In 1950 their only child, a daughter, was born.
Louise was hospitalized in 1956 due to her deteriorating condition, and she spent the last 5 years of her life in the hospital, coming home on weekends. In spite of her illness she never lost her joy of living. She enjoyed life and loved her family.
In November of 1961, following kidney surgery due to complications of MS, she died, leaving her husband, 11 year old daughter, her mother, brother and a legion of friends.
She was a good woman and she was my mother.
She had a women's lib attitude in an era when such things weren't heard of, working in restaurants and cafes until she was able to purchase her own, successful business - The Wooden Shoe Cafe - in Norwood, Ohio. She operated the business until she came down with Multiple Sclerosis and was confined to a wheelchair, turning the business over to her husband, James Behle, whom she married in December of 1947. In 1950 their only child, a daughter, was born.
Louise was hospitalized in 1956 due to her deteriorating condition, and she spent the last 5 years of her life in the hospital, coming home on weekends. In spite of her illness she never lost her joy of living. She enjoyed life and loved her family.
In November of 1961, following kidney surgery due to complications of MS, she died, leaving her husband, 11 year old daughter, her mother, brother and a legion of friends.
She was a good woman and she was my mother.
Louise was born in Hamersville, Ohio to Charles Howser and Emma Kearns. She and her older brother Tommy were raised on a farm until she was 18 years old, when she got on a bus and headed for the "big city" of Cincinnati and never looked back.
She had a women's lib attitude in an era when such things weren't heard of, working in restaurants and cafes until she was able to purchase her own, successful business - The Wooden Shoe Cafe - in Norwood, Ohio. She operated the business until she came down with Multiple Sclerosis and was confined to a wheelchair, turning the business over to her husband, James Behle, whom she married in December of 1947. In 1950 their only child, a daughter, was born.
Louise was hospitalized in 1956 due to her deteriorating condition, and she spent the last 5 years of her life in the hospital, coming home on weekends. In spite of her illness she never lost her joy of living. She enjoyed life and loved her family.
In November of 1961, following kidney surgery due to complications of MS, she died, leaving her husband, 11 year old daughter, her mother, brother and a legion of friends.
She was a good woman and she was my mother.
She had a women's lib attitude in an era when such things weren't heard of, working in restaurants and cafes until she was able to purchase her own, successful business - The Wooden Shoe Cafe - in Norwood, Ohio. She operated the business until she came down with Multiple Sclerosis and was confined to a wheelchair, turning the business over to her husband, James Behle, whom she married in December of 1947. In 1950 their only child, a daughter, was born.
Louise was hospitalized in 1956 due to her deteriorating condition, and she spent the last 5 years of her life in the hospital, coming home on weekends. In spite of her illness she never lost her joy of living. She enjoyed life and loved her family.
In November of 1961, following kidney surgery due to complications of MS, she died, leaving her husband, 11 year old daughter, her mother, brother and a legion of friends.
She was a good woman and she was my mother.
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