Susan B Howard

Susan Lee (Storer) Howard passed away at her home north of Coupeville on October 31st; her battle against pancreatic cancer finally ended. She was born in Canton, Illinois on November 1st, 1946 to Mary Jane Brooks and adopted as an infant by Francis Lee and Jean Loretta (Shreffler) Storer. She was raised in Benton Harbor, Michigan and after graduating from Michigan State University, worked for a short time as a social worker in Berrien County Michigan. She married and moved to the Chicago area where she was hired as a juvenile probation officer for DuPage County, Illinois in 1971. She was promoted to the supervisor of that department in 1981. She retired in 1998 and moved to Whidbey Island in 2003 where she was a much-loved and tireless pillar of strength as a volunteer in the WSU Island County Beach Watchers.

She is survived by her beloved husband of 29 years, John, her son Eric Bassett and his wife Teal, Jake Howard and his wife Debbie Flapan, Geoff Howard, Alison Howard and her husband Marcos Schonenberg and grandchildren Linnea and Elsa Bassett, Noah Howard, Ryan and Mac Schonenberg. Private family services are planned. In lieu of flowers, donations would be welcomed by PanCan.org, The American Cancer Society, or Lighthouse Environmental Programs.