Naomi Ruth Howard, 92, of Hermann, passed away Friday, Jan. 19, 2024 at StoneBridge Senior Living, Hermann.
She was born Feb. 1, 1931,to Alice (Zeigler) Mortz and Rueben Craig in Mendon.
She was the widow of Wendell Howard.
Naomi was a member of LDS Church, Washington, and DAR. She worked at Hazel in Washington.
She was preceded in death by parents, Alice and Rueben; husband, Wendell; daughter, Patricia Jackson; son, Charles Sharp; grandsons, Jonathan Jackson and Dustin Hines; and great-grandson, Caleb Reidhead.
Naomi is survived by sons, Richard Sharp and Andrew Clay Himes and special friend Trish of Sullivan; daughters, Ruthanne Smith of Eufaula, Okla., and Angela Kleekamp and husband Dennis of Hermann; brother-in-law Bill Howard; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Thursday, Jan. 25, at Toedtmann & Grosse Funeral Home, Hermann. Burial was at St. Paul’s Cemetery, Marthasville.
Memorials suggested to Alzheimer’s Association.
