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Obituary for HOWE


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Saturday December 15, 2012

HOWE, DIANA HOLTERMAN (1935-2011) MEMORIAL Diana lost her fight with colon cancer on December 16, 2011 in Albuquerque, NM. She is buried with her late husband, Tommy Howe, in the Santa Fe National Cemetery. Diana was born in Espanola, NM on June 6,1935 to Leslie W. Holterman and Laura Wolf Holterman. She attended Santa Fe schools where she was active in band, choir, and chorus singing major parts in the schools musical productions. Diana graduated from Santa Fe High in 1953 and attended the University of New Mexico where, in 1957, she earned a degree in music education. She was then employed by the Bernalillo school system as a music teacher. Music, cats, plants and flowers were Diana's first loves. She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law with granddaughter, Danielle Culver, of Albuquerque and a loving sister, Joana Pickens and husband Jimmy of Abilene Texas.