Howard Ellsworth Noble's Obituary
Howard was born in Seaside, Oregon on December 18, 1952 to Harry Noble and Margaret Drane Noble. Howard grew up living in Eugene and the surrounding areas and in St. Helens, Oregon.
He became a millwright and worked for Roseburg Lumber for 14 years. He married the love of his life Geri in 1984 in Winston, Oregon. Howard began working for Armstrong in 1990 and retired after 20 plus years.
Howard was a huge fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers and loved to hunt, fish, and camp with his family and friends. Fishing on the bank with a roaring fire with his fishing buddies was especially close to his heart as was his 6 grandchildren: Patrick, India, Ethan, Cameron, Christopher, and Peyton.
Howard is survived by his wife Geri Noble; his parents Harry and Margaret Noble; his siblings Erin Noble and his wife Anna, David Noble and wife Monica, Janice Noble and husband Bruce, and Gary Noble and wife ; his children, Kelly Noble Butler and husband Paul and family, Becky Noble and family, Eric Noble and his wife Gloria and family; his uncle Dewey Kearsley and family, one niece and five nephews and their families; and many cousins and friends too numerous to count.
There will be a Funeral Mass at St. Frederic Catholic Church on Friday, January 2, 2015 at 11:00 AM.
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