Suzanne Howell
May 12, 1937 — February 15, 2025
Suzanne Lindeman Howell, age 87, of Carroll Lutheran Village, Westminster, MD, daughter of the late John Herbert Lindeman and the late Anna Elizabeth Leonard Lindeman, was reunited with her Lord, Jesus Christ, on Saturday, February 15, 2025.
Mrs. Howell was born in Youngstown, Ohio on May 12, 1937. The family moved to Cumberland when she was three. Following her graduation from Fort Hill High School in 1955, Mrs. Howell moved to Baltimore and entered nurses training at the Lutheran Hospital of Maryland, Inc. She became a registered nurse in 1958. Her nursing career was always exciting to her and ran the gambit from positions as staff nurse to Director of Nursing Service, In-service Instructor for the world renowned Shepherd and Enoch Pratt Hospital in Towson, MD., Asst. Director of Nursing for St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Richmond, Virginia where she also taught nurses to identify the death-producing arrhythmias. She helped set up the Intensive Care Unit at Greater Baltimore Medical Center where she was a charter employee. She worked on staff at the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital in Baltimore and was co-head nurse at the old Women’s Hospital in downtown Baltimore. She worked as Director of Nursing at several extended care facilities and part time in a doctor’s office.
Mrs. Howell and her husband, the late Melvin E. Howell, Jr. were married at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Cumberland in 1965. They lived in the Baltimore area for many years, and in Virginia for 5 years. In 2002 they moved to Carroll Lutheran Village, a retirement community in Westminster, MD.
Mrs. Howell spent many years researching her family history, enjoying every minute and every find. She loved to collect recipes and in 1974 she and her husband started a candy making business from their home in Richmond, VA. Their product sold in various restaurants and gift shops in the Richmond, Williamsburg area, including Jamestown Festival Park and The Shirley Plantation. They later opened a deli style sandwich shop in the old kitchen building at Shirley located on historic route 5 near Richmond. Their customers included Lady Bird Johnson and football quarterback, Sonny Jergenson.
Mrs. Howell and her husband were members of Holy Communion Lutheran Church in Fallston, MD, where at the time they attended was pastored by the Rev. Albert L. “Gus” Weber, from St. John’s Cumberland. Mr. and Mrs. Howell also were members, for many years, of New Life Christian Community, a covenanted, interdenominational, charismatic prayer group in Bel Air, MD. Mrs. Howell served as secretary and “chief cook and bottle washer” for many years. She regularly attended services at Krug Chapel at Carroll Lutheran Village.
Mrs. Howell wrote poetry and songs, following in the footsteps of her mother who was very gifted in these areas. Mrs. Howell was the adoring wife of her husband who was the love of her life. She also embraced her stepson, Melvin E. Howell, III as “the son of her heart.” She valued the love and friendship of her brother’s children, John, Tom, Mark, Susan, Debra, and Roberta. She felt blessed to have had several dear and close friends of her life.
A brother, John Robert Lindeman and a sister, Bernadette precede Mrs. Howell in death.
A Graveside Service will be held Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at 12:00 Noon at Bel Air Memorial Gardens in Bel Air, MD.
Arrangements made by: Burrier-Queen Funeral Home & Crematory, PA., Sykesville, MD online condolences to www.burrier-queen.com
Mrs. Howell was born in Youngstown, Ohio on May 12, 1937. The family moved to Cumberland when she was three. Following her graduation from Fort Hill High School in 1955, Mrs. Howell moved to Baltimore and entered nurses training at the Lutheran Hospital of Maryland, Inc. She became a registered nurse in 1958. Her nursing career was always exciting to her and ran the gambit from positions as staff nurse to Director of Nursing Service, In-service Instructor for the world renowned Shepherd and Enoch Pratt Hospital in Towson, MD., Asst. Director of Nursing for St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Richmond, Virginia where she also taught nurses to identify the death-producing arrhythmias. She helped set up the Intensive Care Unit at Greater Baltimore Medical Center where she was a charter employee. She worked on staff at the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital in Baltimore and was co-head nurse at the old Women’s Hospital in downtown Baltimore. She worked as Director of Nursing at several extended care facilities and part time in a doctor’s office.
Mrs. Howell and her husband, the late Melvin E. Howell, Jr. were married at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Cumberland in 1965. They lived in the Baltimore area for many years, and in Virginia for 5 years. In 2002 they moved to Carroll Lutheran Village, a retirement community in Westminster, MD.
Mrs. Howell spent many years researching her family history, enjoying every minute and every find. She loved to collect recipes and in 1974 she and her husband started a candy making business from their home in Richmond, VA. Their product sold in various restaurants and gift shops in the Richmond, Williamsburg area, including Jamestown Festival Park and The Shirley Plantation. They later opened a deli style sandwich shop in the old kitchen building at Shirley located on historic route 5 near Richmond. Their customers included Lady Bird Johnson and football quarterback, Sonny Jergenson.
Mrs. Howell and her husband were members of Holy Communion Lutheran Church in Fallston, MD, where at the time they attended was pastored by the Rev. Albert L. “Gus” Weber, from St. John’s Cumberland. Mr. and Mrs. Howell also were members, for many years, of New Life Christian Community, a covenanted, interdenominational, charismatic prayer group in Bel Air, MD. Mrs. Howell served as secretary and “chief cook and bottle washer” for many years. She regularly attended services at Krug Chapel at Carroll Lutheran Village.
Mrs. Howell wrote poetry and songs, following in the footsteps of her mother who was very gifted in these areas. Mrs. Howell was the adoring wife of her husband who was the love of her life. She also embraced her stepson, Melvin E. Howell, III as “the son of her heart.” She valued the love and friendship of her brother’s children, John, Tom, Mark, Susan, Debra, and Roberta. She felt blessed to have had several dear and close friends of her life.
A brother, John Robert Lindeman and a sister, Bernadette precede Mrs. Howell in death.
A Graveside Service will be held Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at 12:00 Noon at Bel Air Memorial Gardens in Bel Air, MD.
Arrangements made by: Burrier-Queen Funeral Home & Crematory, PA., Sykesville, MD online condolences to www.burrier-queen.com
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