Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
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BirthMar 22, 1918, Fairborn, Greene County, Ohio [57767]
DeathDec 12, 2006, New London County, Connecticut [57767]
BurialDuck River Cemetery, 12 McCurdy Road, Old Lyme, New London County, Connecticut [57767]
FatherLawrence Dunkel HOWER Sr. (1892-1971)
MotherGrace Marie SHOUP (1895-1963)
Obituary Online notes for Mary Jane JACOBI
Jane Jacobi Hower, of 129 Shore Road, Old Lyme, died peacefully on January 9, 2010, in the Hospice and Palliative Care Unit at Middlesex Hospital in Middletown. Her children and caregiver were with her during her brief stay.
Jane was born May 3, 1919 in Dayton, OH to Charles and Irene (Devor) Jacobi.
She graduated from Steele High School (1937) and studied journalism at the University of Missouri, graduating from Ohio State University (1941), where she met her late husband, Lawrence D. Hower, Jr.
Jane and Larry were married on August 30, 1941, and shared their sixty-fifth anniversary with their three children in 2006. They raised their family in Morningside (Milford, CT), where Jane was active in the community and in Milford's Congregational Church.
She earned a Master of Science in Education from Southern Connecticut State College (1968) and taught for more than a decade at West Main Street School in Milford. Jane and Larry retired to Old Lyme in 1976, where they resided on the Shore Road over-looking the salt marsh near the Black Hall River. Jane loved the view and the lighthouses. She was active in the Old Lyme Congregational Church including the choir and the hand bell choir.
Throughout her years in Old Lyme, she enjoyed the activities of the local Audubon chapter. She served as a board member and volunteer of the Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library, was a docent at the Florence Griswold House, a volunteer at the Women's Exchange, and worked for over a decade with Meals on Wheels. She also wrote articles that appeared in area publications including the Main Street News, Hartford Courant and The Day. Jane sketched and painted, enjoyed reading, photography and music, especially performances of her children and grandchildren.
She was an avid correspondent, in later years using the Internet. Physically active, the Howers had a membership in the Old Lyme Country Club where they enjoyed tennis and golf. They loved to cycle, canoe and cross-country ski with family and friends. Jane was a superb swimmer.
During the summers between her college years she served as waterfront director at numerous New England camps. She swam at the YMCA in her late 80s. With Larry she also shared gardening and a passion for the nature, especially birds. Each year they eagerly awaited the return of the ospreys that nested on their property.
Jane was the original "life-long learner", never losing her fascination with people, places, and the natural world. She had a genuine interest in everyone and most everything she encountered. She awoke each day saying, "Well, what are we doing today, kids?" Her love of adventure, good humour, and bright smile inspired many.
Jane was pre-deceased by her parents and three older brothers, Thomas, Edward and James Jacobi. Surviving are son, Lawrence D. Hower III, North Kingstown, RI; daughter, Susan J. Hauer (William Zimmerman), Wolfville, Nova Scotia; daughter, Lynn Hower Allen (Charles Allen) Union, ME; grandchildren, Wendy Hower Livingston (Troy Livingston), Durham, NC, Nicolas Hower (Kristin), Phoenix, AZ, Ned Zimmerman, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Graham Allen, New York City, Myles Allen, Portland, ME; great-grandchildren, Dylan and Emma Jane Livingston, Fisher and Jenny-Jane Hower; eleven nieces and nephews and their families; and Guli Gvelesiani, her caregiver of many years.
There will be a private family interment held in Duck River Cemetery on January 16, 2010.
A memorial service will be held in the spring.
Published in the Hartford Courant on January 14, 2010. [57770]
Jane was born May 3, 1919 in Dayton, OH to Charles and Irene (Devor) Jacobi.
She graduated from Steele High School (1937) and studied journalism at the University of Missouri, graduating from Ohio State University (1941), where she met her late husband, Lawrence D. Hower, Jr.
Jane and Larry were married on August 30, 1941, and shared their sixty-fifth anniversary with their three children in 2006. They raised their family in Morningside (Milford, CT), where Jane was active in the community and in Milford's Congregational Church.
She earned a Master of Science in Education from Southern Connecticut State College (1968) and taught for more than a decade at West Main Street School in Milford. Jane and Larry retired to Old Lyme in 1976, where they resided on the Shore Road over-looking the salt marsh near the Black Hall River. Jane loved the view and the lighthouses. She was active in the Old Lyme Congregational Church including the choir and the hand bell choir.
Throughout her years in Old Lyme, she enjoyed the activities of the local Audubon chapter. She served as a board member and volunteer of the Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library, was a docent at the Florence Griswold House, a volunteer at the Women's Exchange, and worked for over a decade with Meals on Wheels. She also wrote articles that appeared in area publications including the Main Street News, Hartford Courant and The Day. Jane sketched and painted, enjoyed reading, photography and music, especially performances of her children and grandchildren.
She was an avid correspondent, in later years using the Internet. Physically active, the Howers had a membership in the Old Lyme Country Club where they enjoyed tennis and golf. They loved to cycle, canoe and cross-country ski with family and friends. Jane was a superb swimmer.
During the summers between her college years she served as waterfront director at numerous New England camps. She swam at the YMCA in her late 80s. With Larry she also shared gardening and a passion for the nature, especially birds. Each year they eagerly awaited the return of the ospreys that nested on their property.
Jane was the original "life-long learner", never losing her fascination with people, places, and the natural world. She had a genuine interest in everyone and most everything she encountered. She awoke each day saying, "Well, what are we doing today, kids?" Her love of adventure, good humour, and bright smile inspired many.
Jane was pre-deceased by her parents and three older brothers, Thomas, Edward and James Jacobi. Surviving are son, Lawrence D. Hower III, North Kingstown, RI; daughter, Susan J. Hauer (William Zimmerman), Wolfville, Nova Scotia; daughter, Lynn Hower Allen (Charles Allen) Union, ME; grandchildren, Wendy Hower Livingston (Troy Livingston), Durham, NC, Nicolas Hower (Kristin), Phoenix, AZ, Ned Zimmerman, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Graham Allen, New York City, Myles Allen, Portland, ME; great-grandchildren, Dylan and Emma Jane Livingston, Fisher and Jenny-Jane Hower; eleven nieces and nephews and their families; and Guli Gvelesiani, her caregiver of many years.
There will be a private family interment held in Duck River Cemetery on January 16, 2010.
A memorial service will be held in the spring.
Published in the Hartford Courant on January 14, 2010. [57770]
Obituary Online notes for Lawrence Dunkle (Spouse 1)
Lawrence Hower Obituary
Old Lyme - Lawrence D. Hower Jr. died Dec. 12, 2006 after a short illness.
Born March 22, 1918 in Fairborn, Ohio, he was the son of Lawrence D. and Grace Shoup Hower Sr.
He graduated from Bath Exempted Village School, and Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, where he met his wife Jane Jacobi. They were married Aug. 30, 1941.
A ceramic engineer, he worked for Raybestos, Olin Mathesson, and United Nuclear Corporation during the years he lived in Connecticut. He lived for 25 years in Milford, raising his family, and retired with his wife to Old Lyme, where they have resided for 30 years.
Larry was passionate about the natural world and took pleasure throughout his life in observing nature and in gardening. He was a beekeeper for 35 years, sold honey in the Old Lyme area, and helped numerous area beekeepers establish their colonies. His gardens throughout the years produced wonderful vegetables and he gave special attention to raising raspberries and strawberries. Together with his wife he enjoyed canoeing in the rivers and marsh areas near their home. Both of the Howers were members of the local Audubon Society. A telescope was set up year round in the porch in order to enjoy bird-watching. In particular Larry enjoyed the annual cycle of activity on the osprey platform on their property. In recent years, as he worked outdoors in the yard and garden, Larry took pleasure in the companionship of the family dog, Tuffy.
Tennis and golf were sports he enjoyed throughout his life. He was a member of the Old Lyme Country Club for many years and he played tennis or paddle tennis weekly until the age of 82. He was a die-hard Buckeyes fan and enjoyed watching Ohio State games on television.
Larry was a member of the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme and through the church participated in Habitat for Humanity. He also assisted with the church's food pantry and with the local Meals on Wheels program.
Most of all, Larry was a devoted husband and father. Working to support his family was his joy. He took pleasure in the company and the accomplishments of his children, grandchildren and extended family. He was a gentleman and a gentle man, courteous to others, tender with his bees and with all living creatures.
Surviving are his wife of 65 years, Jane, of Old Lyme; son Lawrence D. Hower III and wife Orleana of North Kingstown, R.I.; daughters, Susan Hauer and husband William Zimmerman of Wolfville, Nova Scotia and Lynn and husband Charles Allen of Union, Maine; grandchildren Wendy and husband Troy Livingston of Durham, N.C., Nick Hower and wife Kristin of Phoenix, Ariz., Ned Zimmerman of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Graham Allen of Portland, Maine and Myles Allen of Union, Maine; great-grandchildren, Dylan and Emma Livingston of Durham, N.C. and Fisher Lawrence Hower of Phoenix, Ariz.; and brother Robert Hower and wife Hattie of Myrtle Beach, S.C.
A private family interment will take place this month.
A memorial service is planned for the spring.
Donations in lieu of flowers may be made in Larry's memory to Habitat for Humanity, P.O. Box 2118, New London, CT 06320.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/theday/name/lawrence-hower-obituary?id=25533828 [57772]
Old Lyme - Lawrence D. Hower Jr. died Dec. 12, 2006 after a short illness.
Born March 22, 1918 in Fairborn, Ohio, he was the son of Lawrence D. and Grace Shoup Hower Sr.
He graduated from Bath Exempted Village School, and Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, where he met his wife Jane Jacobi. They were married Aug. 30, 1941.
A ceramic engineer, he worked for Raybestos, Olin Mathesson, and United Nuclear Corporation during the years he lived in Connecticut. He lived for 25 years in Milford, raising his family, and retired with his wife to Old Lyme, where they have resided for 30 years.
Larry was passionate about the natural world and took pleasure throughout his life in observing nature and in gardening. He was a beekeeper for 35 years, sold honey in the Old Lyme area, and helped numerous area beekeepers establish their colonies. His gardens throughout the years produced wonderful vegetables and he gave special attention to raising raspberries and strawberries. Together with his wife he enjoyed canoeing in the rivers and marsh areas near their home. Both of the Howers were members of the local Audubon Society. A telescope was set up year round in the porch in order to enjoy bird-watching. In particular Larry enjoyed the annual cycle of activity on the osprey platform on their property. In recent years, as he worked outdoors in the yard and garden, Larry took pleasure in the companionship of the family dog, Tuffy.
Tennis and golf were sports he enjoyed throughout his life. He was a member of the Old Lyme Country Club for many years and he played tennis or paddle tennis weekly until the age of 82. He was a die-hard Buckeyes fan and enjoyed watching Ohio State games on television.
Larry was a member of the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme and through the church participated in Habitat for Humanity. He also assisted with the church's food pantry and with the local Meals on Wheels program.
Most of all, Larry was a devoted husband and father. Working to support his family was his joy. He took pleasure in the company and the accomplishments of his children, grandchildren and extended family. He was a gentleman and a gentle man, courteous to others, tender with his bees and with all living creatures.
Surviving are his wife of 65 years, Jane, of Old Lyme; son Lawrence D. Hower III and wife Orleana of North Kingstown, R.I.; daughters, Susan Hauer and husband William Zimmerman of Wolfville, Nova Scotia and Lynn and husband Charles Allen of Union, Maine; grandchildren Wendy and husband Troy Livingston of Durham, N.C., Nick Hower and wife Kristin of Phoenix, Ariz., Ned Zimmerman of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Graham Allen of Portland, Maine and Myles Allen of Union, Maine; great-grandchildren, Dylan and Emma Livingston of Durham, N.C. and Fisher Lawrence Hower of Phoenix, Ariz.; and brother Robert Hower and wife Hattie of Myrtle Beach, S.C.
A private family interment will take place this month.
A memorial service is planned for the spring.
Donations in lieu of flowers may be made in Larry's memory to Habitat for Humanity, P.O. Box 2118, New London, CT 06320.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/theday/name/lawrence-hower-obituary?id=25533828 [57772]