pegkerr | Death of Margaret Howes - Funeral today (Reply)

David Lenander let me know of the death of Margaret Howes, a longtime Minneapolis fan and attendee at Minicon and one of the co-founders of the Rivendell Group of the Mythopoeic Society here in Minneapolis. Margaret was 80. There was an obituary in the Star-Tribune yesterday, and the funeral is being held today:

Margaret J. Howes
Howes, Margaret J. Age 80, of Mpls, passed away April 15, 2008. Survived by son, Bruce (Joyce); daughter, Denise; 7 grandchildren; sister, Dorothy (James) and brother, Douglas (LaVern). Funeral Mass Friday, April 18, 2 PM, with visitation 1-2 PM at Annunciation Catholic Church, 509 W. 54th St., Mpls. Cremation Society of MN Mpls 612-825-2435
Published in the Star Tribune on 4/17/2008.

David Lenander writes:

Margaret was one of the original group that gathered together at the invitation of Todd Zuhlsdorf to form the Rivendell discussion group of the Mythopoeic Society. She and Ruth Berman and I were the only ones from that original gathering, in 1973 or 74 who were still regularly attending. Margaret had been a member of the Society over the years, off and on, and had attended a Mythcon or three. She was our guest of honor at Bree Moot 5, after the publication of her novel, The Wrong World, and I have a web-page up for her fan activities here.

If you cannot attend her funeral service, you might want to post a memory or condolence to the Guest Book on the StarTribune Obituaries web-site, or if you'd like to send any comments to me for posting on my Margaret Howes page, I'd be happy to do that. Perhaps we can take a few minutes at the [Rivendell] meeting on Saturday to remember her.