- Date Of Death: February 19, 2009
- State: Indiana
Kimberly Sue “Kim” Howell, 43, of Goshen died unexpectedly on Thursday (Feb. 19, 2009) at Goshen General Hospital. She was born Nov. 21, 1965, in Harvey, Ill., to Earl Edward and Helen L. (Lyman) Haslett. She married John M. Howell on May 4, 1991 in Elkhart. They celebrated 18 years of marriage and were together for 24 years. He survives, along with sons Bryan (Chararko) Haslet of Elkhart and Derek (Janine) Howell of Westville, Ind.; her parents, Earl E. and Helen L. Haslet of Portage, Ind.; and two sisters, Laura (William) Evans of Portage and Barb (Benny) Clark of Elizabethton, Tenn.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Arthur and Betty Lyman and Earl and Marion Haslet and her special baby dog, Butchie. Mrs. Howell was a 1983 graduate of Portage High School and enjoyed going to auctions, garage sales and hanging with her friends at her favorite place, Hacienda Restaurant. She was the District Manager for Avon for the past two years and had been with the company for 15 years. She was formerly employed at Ventline in Bristol for nine years and ran a floral business out of her home for several years as well. Because of her green thumb and love for flowers and roses she was known as “The Rose Lady” to her family and friends.
She had a special love for animals and will be especially missed by her two Labradors, Scooter and Nieko.
