Griffith Howell

Griffith “Griff” H. Howell, 73, passed away on Sunday, February 27, 2011 at The Heritage with his caring family by his side.

Griff was born on June 19, 1937 in Milwaukee to Delbert and Gwendolyn (Williams) Howell of Waukesha where he was raised on a farm. He participated in many 4-H and FFA animal projects. Griff graduated from Waukesha High School in 1955 and from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls four years later. His interest in agriculture turned to chemistry and he received a Bachelor of Science in chemistry and math. In 1959 he moved to Manitowoc to teach math and science and coach 9th grade basketball. Griff married Lois Heller on December 23, 1961. After teaching for five years they moved to Appleton and he worked in the paper industry for 30 years. Griff officiated for the WIAA for 31 years and was inducted into the Officials Hall of Fame in the Fox Cities. He was very proud of his Welsh Heritage with family coming from both north and south Wales.

Griff is survived by his wife Lois, Menasha, four children; Kevin (Holly) Howell, Appleton, Julie (Todd) Pyszora, Waukesha, Kyle (Kelley Hoey) Howell, West Concord, Minnesota, Bryan (Mindy) Appleton, 7 grandchildren; Matthew and Katie Howell, Emily and Rachel Pyszora, Ryan and Ayden Hoey-Howell, and Lexi Howell, cousins, other relatives, and many friends.
Griff was preceded in death by his parents.

A funeral service for Griff will be held on Thursday, March 3, 2011 at 11:00 AM at MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (803 E. College Ave.) with Rev. Kathy Keener-Han officiating. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 at the Wichmann Funeral Home from 4:00 until 7:00 PM and on Thursday from 10:00 AM until the time of services at the Church. Interment will be in the Jerusalem United Presbyterian Welsh Cemetery in Wales, Wisconsin.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to his Doctors, nurses and the rest of the caring staff in the Theda Care system that helped Griff. Memorials may be made to the Give Kids a Smile Dental Program of the Fox Valley or the Fox Valley warming shelter.

Wichmann Funeral Home
537 N. Superior Street
Appleton, WI 54911
920-739-1231