May 26, 2008  

BEAVER FALLS, N.Y.  —  Julia D. Howley, 83, of Pine Tree Lane, formerly of Route 126, died Monday morning, May 26, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Jan and Harvey Eaton, under the care of her children, grandchildren, sister, and Lewis County Hospice. 

The funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday, May 31, at Iseneker Funeral Home, Inc., 5702 Waters Road, Lowville with Rev. Bruce W. Chapman officiating. Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery Annex, Beaver Falls. There will be no calling hours.

Contributions may be made to Friends of Lewis County Hospice, P.O. Box 266, Lowville, N.Y.  13367, or the Beaver Falls Fire Department Ambulance Fund, P.O. Box 456, Beaver Falls, N.Y. 13305. 

She is survived by a daughter and her husband, Jan H. and Harvey Eaton, Beaver Falls, with whom she lived with; a son and his wife, James D. and Lisa Howley, Beaver Falls; two sisters, Lena D. Stephens, Beaver Falls; and Jane D. Eppie of Denville, N.J.; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; three sisters-in-law and a brother-in-law, Agnes and Roger Shepard, Mae Howley, Lea Howley; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. 

Born July 11, 1924, in Beaver Falls, a daughter of the late Peter and Rose Bellora D’Ambros, she graduated from Beaver Falls High School in 1942.  

On August 28, 1948, she married Lawrence A. “Barney” Howley at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Glenfield, with Rev. Desrosier officiating.  Mr. Howley died November 24, 2005.  Mrs. Howley worked at Beaverite Products, Inc. in Glenfield prior to her marriage.  

In 1952, she purchased and helped in the operation of Timber Lodge, Glenfield, with her husband.  She later worked at Fredenburg’s Store and Beaverite Products, Inc., Beaver Falls, retiring from Beaverite Products on Jan. 1, 1990. 

Mrs. Howley enjoyed knitting, refinishing furniture, and spending time with family.  She was an avid New York Yankees fan.

Information provided by Iseneker Funeral Home, Inc. of Lowville and Newzjunky, Watertown, N.Y.