1929
2017
Howard A. Schrowang 1929 - 2017
Granville, IL—Howard A. Schrowang, 88, of Granville passed away Friday, December 1, 2017.
Funeral services will be held 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, December 6, in the First Lutheran Church in Granville. Burial will be in the Granville Cemetery with full Military Honors. Visitation will be held Tuesday evening from 4-7 P.M. in the Helmaer-Shields Funeral Home in Granville with a prayer service at 7 P.M
Howard was born March 18, 1929 in Rural Granville to August and Christine (Wege) Schrowang. He married Lois Carlson, November 9, 1952 in the County Line Lutheran Church.
Howard was retired from the Illinois Department Of Transportation (LaSalle) after 27 years. He also drove truck for Ossola Construction and also for Hans Sandberg Trucking and was a United States Army Veteran serving in the Korean Conflict.
Howard was a life long farmer who worked hard and enjoyed his International tractors. He enjoyed making his daily trips through Granville talking to many people everyday. He also enjoyed his trips to Ossola Construction everyday to check up on the guys and see what was new since the day before.
Howard is survived by three sons; Kenton (Vera) Schrowang of Granville, IL, Brian (Debbie) Schrowang of Petersburg, IL, Todd (Barbara) Schrowang of Granville, IL, seven grandchildren; Linnea Herbert, Kyle Schrowang, Tyler Schrowang, Shayna Worts, Reiley Worts, Christopher Higginbotham, Matthew Higginbotham, eight great-grandchildren, two brothers; Lloyd (Loretta) Schrowang of Granville, Edward (Nancy) Schrowang of Washington state, two sisters Ilene Shaw of Dalzell and Eleanor Vaughn of Peru.
Howard was preceded in deth by his parents and his wife Lois in 1990 and his brother Elmer Schrowang.
Memorials may be to Granville Americal Legion Post.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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Love you always, my dear father-in-law....
Deborah Schrowang
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December 7, 2017
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