Eleanor Grace Howard

January 4, 1927 - February 1, 2015

Funeral services for ELEANOR GRACE HOWARD, 88, will be held at 2pm Friday, February 6, 2015 at All Saints Episcopal Church with Father Brian Gross officiating. Burial will follow in the Valley View Cemetery. Eleanor died February 1, 2015 at Community Hospital in Torrington. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to either the Backpack Program at All Saint’s or Gracie’s Promise. Visitation will be Thursday from 3pm to 5pm at the funeral home and the casket will be closed at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Eleanor was born January 4, 1927 in Newman Grove, Nebraska the daughter of David and Martha (Broberg) Anderson. She lived in various places before settling in the Yoder, Wyoming area. She married Lewis Howard on January 25, 1951 and they lived and farmed just north of Yoder. She worked an the Torrington Medical Group as a Medical Technician and X-rayist for several years before working at the Lusk, Wyoming hospital in that same capacity. She came back to Torrington to work as a Lab Technician at the local hospital before retiring in 1974. Eleanor enjoyed song writing, needlework, reading, and sending birthday cards to all her family and friends. She was a member of All Saints Episcopal Church where she was involved in Saints and Sinners, the choir, and Altar Guild. She was also a member of the Yoder Women’s Club. Eleanor is survived by two daughters Jeanne Howard and Janet Howard both of Yoder, Wyoming; a sister Ruby Anderson of Omaha, Nebraska; a brother John Anderson of Lingle, Wyoming; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Lewis; a brother Andy Anderson; and three sisters Evelyn Schamel, Margaret Thiemann, and Ruth Anderson.