February 3 1935 May 15 2020
Gerald “Jerry” William Howe, 85, passed away surrounded by loved ones on May 15, 2020 after a long battle with dementia. Gerald was a resident of Sunrise of Sandy Memory Care in Sandy, Utah. Gerald was born on February 3, 1935 in Murray, Utah to John and Maxine Howe. He attended Granite High school and was a member of the 4-H club. After high school, he attended the University of Utah where he studied business and golf. He worked as a Golf Pro and even taught a President to play golf!! Gerald loved the game of golf his entire life. Gerald married Lorraine Lewis in 1960 and they had 1 daughter. They later divorced. In 1962, he moved to Iowa where he met Esther Oster. They married in 1965 and had 2 sons. Esther passed away in 1997. On August 28, 2004 Gerald married Kaye Cale in Kansas. She passed away in 2012. Gerald had a very successful banking career and was always working a “deal” until the very end of his life. He worked for Ford Motor Company in Iowa and Indiana and American Fletcher National Bank in Indiana. Then in 1985, he and Esther and their family moved to Illinois where he continued his career at Continental Bank and LaSalle National Bank. He and Esther built their dream home in Naperville, IL and Gerald was a member of the Naperville Men’s Garden Club. He always enjoyed gardening and growing vegetables and flowers…he even had his own corn patch just like his father’s in Murray, UT. Gerald could always be found with a garden hose in his hands. His career took him to Kansas City, MO in 1992 where he worked for Farm & Home Savings Association. He purchased another home in Overland Park KS; this one was on a golf course with retirement in mind. Gerald retired in 1994 and he and Esther spent some time traveling and enjoying their many friends. Gerald belonged to a great church group where he had many friends with whom he socialized, traveled, and played golf. It was within this group that he met Kaye Cale. Kaye and Jerry had so much fun traveling the world, and both enjoyed golfing on the course that they lived on as well as many others around the world. After Kaye’s passing, Jerry moved to Tall Grass Creek Retirement Center in Overland Park, KS. He enjoyed his time at Tall Grass but in 2016 he had some health concerns and decided to move back to Utah to be closer to family. It was at this time he moved to Sunrise of Sandy. Our family would like to thank Sunrise for all the loving care they provided to Jerry over the 4 years he spent with them. They worked with him to execute his “deals” whether it was going over financial statements, writing letters of demand, or even letters to the president! Sunrise has truly been an extended family for our Dad, grandpa, and great grandpa. Words cannot describe our gratitude for them. We will always remember Gerald for his great business sense, his independence and self-reliance, and his great sense of humor. We love him and he will be greatly missed! Gerald is survived by his brother, Jono Howe, Oregon, daughter Jacci (Steve) Gunn, Utah, his sons Gerald Howe II, Illinois, and Brian Howe, Michigan, his 3 grandchildren Megan (Eric) Dryer, Brittany (Jeremy) Russell and Tyler (Katelyn) Gunn, great grandchildren, Claire, Quinn, and Blake Dryer, Loomis Russell, and Tyson and Caroline Gunn, all from Utah, nieces Jennifer, Shannon, and Stephanie.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Gerald William Howe February 3 1935 May 15 2020.
Serenity Funeral Home of Draper
Death notice for the town of: Draper, state: Utah