Mary “Boots” Howard, 61, a lifetime resident of Nappanee, died on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, after a long illness.

She was born on Jan. 23, 1960, in East Chicago to Martin and Virginia (Farinelli) Courneya. Mary married Leslie Howard on June 28, 2008, in Nappanee. He preceded her in death on March 4, 2021.

Mary is survived by her children, Rose (Dustin) Weldy, Plymouth, Virginia (Levi) Lenton, Fowler, and Harold Miller III, Florida; five grandkids; two brothers, Virgil Courneya, Nevada, and Charles Farinelli, Gary; and two sisters, Gypsi Scheffler, Illinois, and Betty Najam, Georgia.

Arrangements are handled by Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee.