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Howard, Gloriene
Gloriene Howard, 72, of West Liberty, died Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012, at Mercy Hospice Care in Iowa City. A memorial mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11, at St. Joseph Church in West Liberty. A wake service will be held at 5 p.m., with visitation from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Henderson-Barker Funeral Home in West Liberty.
Gloriene was born April 7, 1939, in Monticello, Iowa, the daughter of James and Mamie (Downing) Milroy. She graduated from Hopkinton High School in 1956. She was united in marriage to James Howard on Feb. 7, 1960, in Muscatine. Gloriene worked for the West Liberty Index and Louis Rich Foods in West Liberty. She was also employed with an advertising firm in Las Cruces, N.M., and with Poole Transfer in Muscatine and Chicago.
Gloriene was known for her cooking. She also enjoyed gardening and reading.
She is survived by her husband, James of West Liberty; four children, Kelly (Scott) Drake of Coralville, Christopher Howard of Muscatine, Kendra (Tim) Sullivan of St. Paul, Minn., and Karen Howard of Cedar Rapids; a sister, JoAnn (Gary) Bergamo of St. Petersburg, Fla.; and six grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Iowa City Hospice.
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Published Jan. 9, 2012, in The Gazette
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