Juliana Howard, 88
Nov. 13, 1936-Feb. 9, 2025
St. Joseph
Juliana Howard died peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 9 at St. Cloud Hospital.
Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 24 at Sacred Heart Chapel at the Benedictine Monastery, 104 Chapel Lane, St. Joseph. Fr. Daniel Ward, OSB, will officiate. Burial will take place at St. John’s Abbey Cemetery in Collegeville.
Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 24 at the Sacred Heart Chapel.
Howard was born in Dickinson, ND, on Nov. 13, 1936, to the late Art and Olive Hagenston. She began her studies at Carleton College and transferred to the University of Minnesota, graduating in 1957. On June 21, 1958, she married Jerald (Jerry) L. Howard in Glendive, Montana. Together, they built a family and made their home in St. Cloud, MN.
Howard found joy in morning prayer, playing tennis and golf, reading spiritual books, kayaking, cross country skiing, word games, spending time at the family cabin at Voyager Village, Wis., walking in the woods, swimming in the lake, nurturing friendships, singing with the Sisters of the St. Benedict Monastery, working for justice with the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls, and writing poetry and music.
Howard had a talent for composing music and lyrics – leading her to create songs filled with both wisdom and childlike playfulness. She founded The Crayons, a locally popular children’s singing and performing group that produced albums, songbooks and videos.
For the past two decades, Howard channeled her creative spirit into the daily practice of writing haiku poems, capturing life’s beauty with elegant precision.
Survivors include the following: her husband Jerry of St. Joseph; her five children: Stephen (Wendy) of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Robert (Amy) of Bloomington, Minn., Thomas (Libia) of Chicago, Annie Heymans (Tim) of St. Joseph and David (Nikki) of Durham, N.C.; 10 beloved grandchildren: Mariana, Kathryn, Sophia, Mia, Lauren, Rene, Chloe, Helena, Martin and Matthew; and seven great-grandchildren: Emelina, Ana, Aihnoa, Caroline, Vida, Arantxa and Jacob. She is also fondly remembered by many nieces, nephews and dear friends.
She was preceded in death by her siblings Arthur, Bob and Mary Lou; as well as her in-laws Marian, Ron, Mary Pat and Ruth Ann.
