December 11, 1928 - August 23, 2021
Betty Lou Howard Obituary Betty Lou (Ochs) Howard was born to Albert and Leta Margaret (Greene) Ochs at home on December 11, 1928 in Endicott, Washington. Betty passed away peacefully at Pullman Regency Senior Living Center amongst family members on August 23, 2021 at the age of 92. Betty was preceded in death by her parents, George, her husband of 67 years, her sisters Mary Anne Schroeder, Joyce Goodrich, Jackie Johnson, and Peggy Gelb and her beloved daughter Lorie Schmidt. She is survived by her sisters Patty Carter and Leta Margaret Horn, sons Craig and Scott, grandchildren Stacy, Jason, Jessica, Tyler and Ben and great grandchildren Austyn, Ryle, Damon and Annabella. Betty�s early years were spent on the family farm located on Ochs Road near Endicott and she attended the two-room school house in Diamond, Washington. After her family moved to Endicott, Betty attended the Endicott schools and graduated from Endicott High School, class of 1947. During high school, Betty worked for Fred Wilkinson at the Endicott Pharmacy. After graduating from high school, Betty moved to Colfax, Washington where she worked at St. Ignatius Hospital for a short time. She moved to Spokane, Washington and attended Kinman Business School where she acquired her secretarial skills. After Betty graduated from business school, she worked for Bell Telephone and later for ACME Concrete. Betty and George were married on July 7, 1951 and George was deployed to England a few months later. After George returned from England and their son Craig was born, Betty became a stay-at-home mom, focusing her attention on caring for her growing family. She was active in PTA, church and community endeavors. Betty managed the family�s finances, including managing the budgets for the nine family homes George built, or remodeled over the years. At times she worked as a carpenter�s helper for George, even acting as a hod carrier at times when he was laying bricks. Betty returned to college in the mid 1960�s, attending Spokane Community College, Spokane Falls Community College and Eastern Washington College. She graduated from Eastern Washington College with high honors in June 1970, attaining a degree in elementary education. She started teaching at Freeman Elementary school in the fall of 1970 and taught for 23 years, retiring in the spring of 1993. Betty and George traveled the United States extensively in retirement visiting nearly all of the 48 lower states before they stopped traveling in their mid-80s. Betty was a lifelong gardener and loved watching the birds in her garden. She also discovered the joy of quilting and became an avid and prolific quilter in her mid-60s until her mid- 80s when arthritis forced an end to that activity. Above all, Betty loved her family and there was nothing she wouldn�t do for her beloved husband, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She and George rarely missed an opportunity to visit siblings, cousins, nephews and nieces as they traveled the country over the years. A celebration of life will be held for Betty Lou Howard on Wednesday, November 16th at 1:30 PM at the Heritage Funeral Home, 508 N. Government Way. The service will also be live streamed for those unable to attend in person. � To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of Betty, please visit our Tree Store. Read more Events NOV 16 Memorial Service Wednesday, November 16, 2022 1:30PM - 2:30PM Heritage Funeral Home 508 North Government Way Spokane, Washington 99224 Spokane, WA 99224 Get Directions V
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