Emma "Jean" {Brown} Howell, age 96, of Dundee, NY passed away peacefully Tuesday January 14, 2020 in the comfort of her home.
"Jean" was born August 12, 1923 in Corsica, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Charles W. and Esther L. {Small} Brown I. She graduated from Corsica Union High School in 1943. She worked for the Brookville Glove Company in PA for seven years before moving to New York State where she lived with her sister and waitressed in Dundee. She attended hair dressing school in Elmira, NY in 1950, receiving her NYS License for Hairdressing & Cosmetology in July of 1955. She also attended the Rochester Business Institute in 1954 completing a 6 month Business Machine Course.
On Nov. 5, 1954 she married the late Lloyd David Howell, happily married for 63 years when he passed away on April 24, 2018. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, and being a stay at home Mom.
She is survived by two children, son Walter W. "Wally" (Launa) Howell of Dundee; daughter Risa M. Howell with whom she made her home; 3 grandchildren David B. (Courtney) Howell, Daniel K. (Jessica R.) Howell, & Jessica J. (John Rood) Howell; 2 great grandchildren, Cyle J. Howell, and Brantley J. Howell; 1 sister in law Rose Howell; and several nieces and nephews.
Besides her husband she was pre-deceased by siblings, Winifred Haugh, Betty J. Brown, Josephine Bruckman, Charles W. Brown II, and John A. Brown, and many in-laws.
"Jean" was born August 12, 1923 in Corsica, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Charles W. and Esther L. {Small} Brown I. She graduated from Corsica Union High School in 1943. She worked for the Brookville Glove Company in PA for seven years before moving to New York State where she lived with her sister and waitressed in Dundee. She attended hair dressing school in Elmira, NY in 1950, receiving her NYS License for Hairdressing & Cosmetology in July of 1955. She also attended the Rochester Business Institute in 1954 completing a 6 month Business Machine Course.
On Nov. 5, 1954 she married the late Lloyd David Howell, happily married for 63 years when he passed away on April 24, 2018. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, and being a stay at home Mom.
She is survived by two children, son Walter W. "Wally" (Launa) Howell of Dundee; daughter Risa M. Howell with whom she made her home; 3 grandchildren David B. (Courtney) Howell, Daniel K. (Jessica R.) Howell, & Jessica J. (John Rood) Howell; 2 great grandchildren, Cyle J. Howell, and Brantley J. Howell; 1 sister in law Rose Howell; and several nieces and nephews.
Besides her husband she was pre-deceased by siblings, Winifred Haugh, Betty J. Brown, Josephine Bruckman, Charles W. Brown II, and John A. Brown, and many in-laws.
Emma "Jean" {Brown} Howell, age 96, of Dundee, NY passed away peacefully Tuesday January 14, 2020 in the comfort of her home.
"Jean" was born August 12, 1923 in Corsica, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Charles W. and Esther L. {Small} Brown I. She graduated from Corsica Union High School in 1943. She worked for the Brookville Glove Company in PA for seven years before moving to New York State where she lived with her sister and waitressed in Dundee. She attended hair dressing school in Elmira, NY in 1950, receiving her NYS License for Hairdressing & Cosmetology in July of 1955. She also attended the Rochester Business Institute in 1954 completing a 6 month Business Machine Course.
On Nov. 5, 1954 she married the late Lloyd David Howell, happily married for 63 years when he passed away on April 24, 2018. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, and being a stay at home Mom.
She is survived by two children, son Walter W. "Wally" (Launa) Howell of Dundee; daughter Risa M. Howell with whom she made her home; 3 grandchildren David B. (Courtney) Howell, Daniel K. (Jessica R.) Howell, & Jessica J. (John Rood) Howell; 2 great grandchildren, Cyle J. Howell, and Brantley J. Howell; 1 sister in law Rose Howell; and several nieces and nephews.
Besides her husband she was pre-deceased by siblings, Winifred Haugh, Betty J. Brown, Josephine Bruckman, Charles W. Brown II, and John A. Brown, and many in-laws.
"Jean" was born August 12, 1923 in Corsica, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Charles W. and Esther L. {Small} Brown I. She graduated from Corsica Union High School in 1943. She worked for the Brookville Glove Company in PA for seven years before moving to New York State where she lived with her sister and waitressed in Dundee. She attended hair dressing school in Elmira, NY in 1950, receiving her NYS License for Hairdressing & Cosmetology in July of 1955. She also attended the Rochester Business Institute in 1954 completing a 6 month Business Machine Course.
On Nov. 5, 1954 she married the late Lloyd David Howell, happily married for 63 years when he passed away on April 24, 2018. She enjoyed sewing, gardening, and being a stay at home Mom.
She is survived by two children, son Walter W. "Wally" (Launa) Howell of Dundee; daughter Risa M. Howell with whom she made her home; 3 grandchildren David B. (Courtney) Howell, Daniel K. (Jessica R.) Howell, & Jessica J. (John Rood) Howell; 2 great grandchildren, Cyle J. Howell, and Brantley J. Howell; 1 sister in law Rose Howell; and several nieces and nephews.
Besides her husband she was pre-deceased by siblings, Winifred Haugh, Betty J. Brown, Josephine Bruckman, Charles W. Brown II, and John A. Brown, and many in-laws.
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