Obituary of Howard W. DeWild

Howard W. DeWild, 73, of Coralville, formerly of Allison, Iowa went to be with the Lord Thursday, February 5, 2015, at the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City. Funeral services will be 1 p.m., Thursday, February 12th at Parkview Evangelical Free Church in Iowa City with visitation from 4-7 p.m., Wednesday at the Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. Memorials in Howard's name can be made to Heritage Christian School in North Liberty. Howard Wayne DeWild was born, July 16, 1941, in Pella, Iowa; son of Louis and Pauline (Wielard) DeWild. He graduated from Pella High School and went onto obtain his BA from Central College. He married Linda Studebaker on June 3, 1970 in New Orleans. They lived in Allison, Iowa from marriage until 2006, when they moved to Coralville to be closer to family. Howard taught high school in Allison for 30 years, retiring in 1997. He worked for Farmers Mutual Insurance for over 40 years and also taught ACT workshops with Zapps. He was a member of Parkview Evangelical Free Church and former member of the Trinity Reformed Church in Allison. Howard was a loving husband, proud father and grandfather; traveling to grandchildren's activities and sporting events to show his support. When not with family, working or enjoying his garden or workshop he enjoyed cheering on the Cardinals and Hawkeyes. A noteworthy fact…whenever Howard attended a home football game, the Hawks always seemed to win. His family includes his wife, Linda and their children; Malina Withrow (Jeremy) of Coralville, Juliana Halde (Mike) of Katy, Texas and Louis DeWild (Rebekah) of Des Moines and grandchildren, Austin, Christian, Claire, Lilian, Henry and Irene. He was preceded in death by his parents.