LUTHERAN QUILTERS – Members of the Quilts for Comfort Group stand between pews draped with some of the 205 quilts they made, in the Sitka Lutheran Church Tuesday. The group made the quilts for five local non-profits and one in Anchorage. The remaining quilts are sent to Lutheran World Relief which distributes them to places around the world in need, such as Ukraine, as part of Personal Care Kits. Pictured are, from left, Helen Cunningham, Kathleen Brandt,Vicki Swanson, Paulla Hardy, Kim Hunter, Linda Swanson and Sue Fleming. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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Betty Lou Howey Dies; Came to Sitka in 1954
Betty Lou (Fink) Howey
A memorial for Betty Lou (Fink) Howey, a longtime Sitka resident, will be held 1 p.m. Friday, April 23, at Sitka Memorial Park, 803 Sawmill Creek Road.
Those attending will have an opportunity to give comments.
Betty died April 9 in Sitka, at the age of 86.
She was born Aug. 31, 1934, in Wisconsin, and traveled to Sitka in 1954 in search of adventure and good employment.
She worked in payroll at Alaska Pulp Corp. from 1953 to 1993, and was an employee and part owner of both the Nugget Restaurant and Lulu’s Diner, and maintained a variety of odd jobs well into her 70s. A customer told of going to Lulu’s for breakfast several years ago and finding Betty was alone, doing the serving, cooking, running the cash register and cleaning up – and smiling and visiting while she soloed.
Outgoing, energetic and funny, she was active in many community organizations, including the Sitka Russian Dancers. She joined the group when it formed and performed multiple shows daily every summer, seldom missing a practice right up until the mandatory retirement age.
She sponsored Howey’s Nuggets softball team, and was a player for more than 20 years, while also taking part in women’s and couples bowling leagues.
“Mom was a true Sitka pioneer,” her family said. “She was a fun-loving, devoted and faithful member of the Sitka community. And though osteoporosis and age had an impact on her physically, her spirit and determination only increased with age.
“Her body eventually disintegrated (from) osteoporosis, but there was no quit in her. She simply refused to give up, and was constantly in search of means to repair her body.”
Her daily workouts at the gym were limited somewhat by COVID, but “she couldn’t wait to return again to her exercise routine, and literally frequented the gym ‘to her last day,’” her family said.
Betty is survived by her sons Bradley Howey (Edwina) of Lewiston, Idaho, and Bryan Howey (Dana) of Sitka; grandchildren Ellexis Broschat (Andrew) of Sitka, Ashley Snooks (James) of Juneau, and Brent Howey, Talia Howey and Sarah Howey, all of Lewiston; and her sisters Patty Colton of Elma, Washington, Cheryl Paulsen, Debbie Sands and Roxanne Rowe, all of Iowa; and brother, Lance Rowe, of Iowa.
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Photo caption: National Republican Chairman George Bush takes a drink of water offered by Jan Craddick, Sitka delegate, during the Republican convention held here. Mrs. Craddick explained to Bush that the water was from Indian River, which means, according to local legend, that he will return.