Catherine G. Howe

Services for Catherine G. Howe, 74, De Soto, will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel in De Soto.Ms. Howe died Friday, Sept. 1, 2006, at Hillside Village in De Soto.She was born Nov. 3, 1931, in Kansas City, Mo., the daughter of Malcom and Margaret Steele. Ms. Howe was a telephone operator in De Soto and drove a school bus for 29 years. She also managed rental property and worked at Osborn Lab before she retired.Survivors include a son, David Howe, Spring Hill; two daughters, Janice Walker and JoAnn Howe, De Soto; two grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday before the services at the chapel.The family suggests memorials to Hospice Care of Kansas, 15329 W. 95th St., Lenexa 66219 or sent in care of Cedar Crest Memorial Chapel.