"CJ" Charles Joe Howe

August 27, 1942 - February 7, 2016

CHARLES JOE “CJ” HOWE TORRINGTON, Wyoming --- Charles Joe “CJ” Howe, 73, died Sunday, February 7, 2016 at the Goshen Care Center in Torrington, Wyoming. Memorial services will be held at 2 PM Friday, February 12, at the Colyer Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Rick Cederholm officiating. Private burial will be at a later date and cremation has taken place. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send their condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com . CJ was born August 27, 1942, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska the son of Clair E. and Dorothy I. (Stowall) Howe. He graduated from Torrington High School in 1960. On August 29, 1963, CJ married Sharon McKiney. The couple had three children and were later divorced. CJ was self-employed in the Wyoming-Nebraska area his entire life. Survivors include daughter Sheila (Brian) Fritzen and their children, Bailey (Michael) Schmit and Riley Fritzen of Laramie, WY; daughter Julie (Larry) Eaton and their children Jayce and Sydney Eaton of Torrington, WY; three brothers, Chet (Donna) Howe of Yoder, WY, Larry (Sharon) Howe of Torrington, WY, and Keith Howe also of Torrington; numerous nieces and nephews and a special friend Rita Brey Omaha, NE. Preceding him in death were his parents and his son Bryan Howe.