EDWARD HOWELL

Memorial services for Edward S. “Ed” Howell, age 67, of Bristow, Nebraska were Saturday, January 12, 2019, at United Methodist Church in Bristow. Reverend Ray Weinerman officiated, with private family burial in Gross Cemetery in Gross, Nebraska.

Brockhaus Funeral Home in Spencer, Nebraska was in charge of arrangements.

Ed died Friday, January 4, 2019, at Lancaster Manor in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Edward “Ed” Sandy Howell was born on July 21, 1951, to Joy and Maurine (Sandy) Howell in O’Neill, Nebraska. He grew up on a farm with his family north of Gross, Nebraska. When he was young he would ride his horse with his sister to country school every day. Ed graduated from Spencer High School in 1969. After graduating high school, he moved to Lincoln, Nebraska to study Agriculture Education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Due to his father’s failing health, Ed returned home in 1971 to take care of the family farm.

On October 9, 1981, Ed married Darlene Kay Bowman. The married couple made their home on their farm north of Gross, Nebraska. They welcomed the birth of their only daughter, Belle Ann, on September 17, 1983.

On September 30, 2013, Ed became a grandfather when his granddaughter was born. His second grandchild, a boy, was born on June 13, 2017. His grandchildren were one of the biggest joys of his life.

Ed worked hard on the farm and was a quiet and simple man who enjoyed the solitude of the country life. One of his favorite past times over the years was visiting with neighbors and friends over coffee at the Nebrask Inn in Gross, Nebraska.

He most recently resided close to his daughter and her family in Lincoln, Nebraska at Lancaster Manor due to his failing health. He entered into eternal rest on January 4, 2019, at the age of 67.

He was preceded in death by his father, Joy Howell; mother, Maurine (Sandy) Howell; father-in-law, Carl Derald Bowman; and brothers-in-law, Gary, Robert, and Allen Bowman and Dennis Waggoner.

Edward is survived by his wife, Darlene Howell of Bristow, Nebraska; daughter, Belle (husband Scott) Scheef of Lincoln, Nebraska; two grandchildren; sister, Joy “Linda” (husband Joel) Hirshberg of Fairfield, Iowa and their son, Aaron (wife Melanny) Hirshberg of Fairfield, Iowa; and mother-in-law, Lucille Bowman of Spencer, Nebraska.