Marcia Wicklow-Howard

1943 - 2022

Marcia Wicklow-Howard
June 29, 1943 - July 4, 2022
Boise, Idaho - Marcia C. Wicklow-Howard passed away on July 4th, 2022. She was born in San Francisco, California on June 29, 1943, to Tom and Willa Cope Wicklow.
She graduated with a bachelor and master's degree of Science in Biology from San Francisco State University. Attended Oregon State University where she received her PhD. in Biology. While completing her degrees in mycology and microbiology, she spent many days in the coastal forests of northern California and southern Oregon.
Marcia's adventuresome spirit took her to many places starting with a three-year teaching position at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. While in Australia, she took time to travel to Malaysia, Fiji and New Zealand. She returned to the States and accepted a teaching position in the Biology Department at Boise State University. She taught biology for 30 years and became Chair of the Biology Department. Many of her students went onto become teachers, doctors and biologists. She also had a deep passion for college sports and served eleven years as the Faculty Athletics Representative to Gene Bleymaier, past Athletic Director at Boise State University.
She retired in 2006 and traveled extensively with her husband both in the United States and abroad. She developed a passion for quilting and spent many fine days at the family's cabin located near McCall. Her other interests included reading books, cross word puzzles, attending book club evenings with friends, listening to authors at the Egyptian Theater, and mushroom forays. She liked viewing British films, television epics and attending the Boise Symphony. She was a long-time season ticket holder for Boise State University football and men's basketball.
She married Richard P. Howard in 1977 and together they raised two children, Eric Nordin and Anna Jarl Howard. Eric married Lindsay Langholf and together they are raising two wonderful children, Kash and Karter. Anna married Brett Bemis and is raising their energic son Weston. Marcia loved and cherished her grandchildren.
Besides her immediate family members, she is survived by her brother Brian and his wife Dottie and their two children, Heather and Keith, their spouses and six grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister-in-law Connie, her sons Brandon and Cameron, their spouses and five children.
A quilting memorial and celebration of Marcia's life will be held on the afternoon of August 10, 2022, from 4pm-7pm, at The Stonehouse adjacent to The Ram Restaurant in Boise, Idaho. People are encouraged to bring quilts made by Marcia. Donations in her memory can be made to the Idaho Botanical Garden, 2355 North Penitentiary Rd. Boise, ID. 83712; 208-343-8649.