Anita G. Howard

May 17, 1940 - July 27, 2019

Anita Howard, 79 Kearney resident Anita Howard, 79, of Kearney passed away Saturday, July 27, 2019 at her home. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 2, 2019 at O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney. Rev. Rhett Cervantes will officiate. Interment will be at Kearney Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday at the O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh.com. Services are entrusted to O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral and Cremation Services. Anita was born May 17, 1940 in Kearney to Rox and Grace (Dobberstein) Howard. She was raised in Kearney and attended Whittier Elementary and Kearney High School. Anita worked for several places in Kearney, including, Bico’s Restaurant, Baldwin Filters, Grandpa’s Steak House, and as a custodian at the University of Nebraska-Kearney. Anita enjoyed cooking, collecting angels and watching game shows. She had a love for flowers and plants. Anita will be remembered for her compassion and her ability to accept everyone for who they were. Left to cherish her memory is her son, Terry Howard of Kearney; sisters, Shannon (Jay) Gray of Minden, Louise Howard of Kearney, Florence Howard of Kearney; brothers, Wally, Tommy, Jerry and Oliver Howard all of Kearney; as well as several nieces, nephews and extended family members. Anita was preceded in death by her parents.