ROBERT "BOB" JOHN HOWDEN
Robert “Bob” John Howden, 67, passed away peacefully on Dec. 21, 2012 while vacationing in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Robert “Bob” John Howden, 67, passed away peacefully on Dec. 21, 2012 while vacationing in Scottsdale, Ariz. Bob fought many battles with his health and did it with dignity and a very positive attitude. He never complained and was thankful for every day.
Bob was born on June 11, 1945 to John and Helen (Lusk) Howden in Duluth.
He graduated from Morgan Park High School and served with the U.S. Marines in Vietnam. He graduated from CalPoly College and received his Master’s Degree from UMD. He enjoyed teaching for 30 years in the Cloquet School District. His favorite pastimes were golf, hunting, fishing and reading.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Dennis.
He is greatly loved and missed by his wife, Sandy; her children, Corrinne Abbott and Collette (Chris) Flynn; grandchildren, Sarah, Megan, Kevin, Senna and Liv; sisters, Judy Delich, Eileen (Orville) Johnson Mary (Mark) Nystrom and many nieces and nephews.
Special thanks to U of M-Fairview Transplant Center for their great care. To Mary and Mark for all their love and support and to his niece, Heather, for giving Bob the ultimate gift of life through her organ donation.
VISITATION: 1 p.m. until the 2 p.m. Memorial service Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013 in Williams Lobermeier Boettcher Funeral Home. Military Honors will be accorded by the Carlton VFW Honor Guard. To sign the guestbook online, visit www.wlbfuneralhome.com.
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Mark M.
Sandy, Back in the old days at Morgan Park high school I can remember how happy you and Bob were together as high school sweethearts.Bob was always a friendly guy easy to talk with and one of the best students under classman could look up to for guidence.He will greatly be missed,but I know that him and Dennis are having the time of theirs lives in Heaven doing the wonderful things that brothers do.My prayers have been sent to all of his family,May he rest in peace. Mark E. Medved Roseau,Mn,Roseau, MN 02/10/2013 7:30 AM
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