A Funeral Service for Teri Ruth Howell Colander of Lakeview, Arkansas, will be 10:00 am, Saturday, May 20, 2017 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, with Bishop Tom Fox officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm Friday, May 19, 2017 at Kirby & Family Funeral Home.
Teri passed away May 14, 2017, in Lakeview, Arkansas at the age of 62. She was born September 18, 1954, in Tucson, Arizona, the daughter of Jay A. and Ruth A. Schlosser Howell. She married John Colander on January 4, 1998, in Tucson, Arizona and worked as a plaster technician at the dental lab for East Side Dental. Teri lived in Lakeview since 2007, moving from Tucson, Arizona. She enjoyed tennis and swimming.
Teri is survived by her husband, John Colander of Lakeview, AR; son, Jashin (Tanya) Howell of Mesa, AZ; brother, Jerry Howell of Tucson, AZ; two sisters, Patricia Howell of Lake Side, AZ and Kathleen Parlove of Tucson, AZ and four grandchildren, Jasmine, Jaida, Bryson and Rylan.
She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers, Jay and Guy.
Burial will be in the Kirby's Tucker Memorial Cemetery, Mountain Home, Arkansas.
Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society.
Arrangements are by Kirby and Family Funeral and Cremation Services.