LaRue Evans Howarth

LaRue Evans Howarth
1924-2013
Salt Lake City, UT-LaRue Evans Howarth, 88, of Salt Lake City, passed away on March 8, 2013. LaRue was born in Salt Lake City on March 18, 1924 to Roscoe and Annie Smith Evans. Her family moved to Eugene, Oregon where LaRue graduated from high school. After answering the call from her country in the armed services during the Second World War, she served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Northern California Mission.
LaRue was married to Charles Herbert Howarth on February 14, 1948. They were active in the church in the Portland, Oregon area where they were recognized for their musical talents and frequently sang duets. She served as Young Women's President and as a Primary and Relief Society teacher for many years. Their five children were born while they lived in Oregon.
She worked as a secretary for Jefferson High School in Portland, Oregon and the Head Start Program in Salt Lake City for 30 years. She enjoyed playing the piano, reading, and genealogy. She dedicated herself to mastering the skills of family research and obtained her license as a certified genealogist. After she retired from the public school system, she worked as a volunteer in the Family History Center.
LaRue is survived by 5 children: David, Mark, Susan, Elaine and Julie, 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by Charles, her parents, her sisters Maxine & Leone, and her daughter-in-law, Suki.
A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at the Holladay Cottonwood Mortuary, 4670 S. Highland Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah. Friends may call at the mortuary one hour prior to the services. Interment, Holladay Memorial Park. Online condolences may be sent to the family online at memorialutah.com