THE ST AUGUSTINE RECORD
St. Augustine, Florida
April 01, 2009

Howard Louis Waltersdorf

Howard Louis Waltersdorf, 65, died March 29, 2009, at the Earl B. Hadlow Center in Jacksonville. He was born May 9, 1943, in Hannibal, Mo., to Herbert and Elna Waltersdorf.

He did his undergraduate work at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, and his graduate work at the University of South Dakota. He taught for three years at Tarkio College in Tarkio, Mo., before moving to Terre Haute, Ind., in 1968. Howard was a professor of English at Indiana State University from 1968 until his retirement in 2003. His specialty was literature of the American West. Howard was a very active member of Terre Haute Community Theatre where he either directed plays or acted in them. He loved to play golf and was an avid reader. He was a member of the St. Augustine Men's Golf Association and the Elks Lodge B.P.O.E 829.

He was preceded in death by his second wife, Betty Carter.

He is survived by two sons, Thomas Howard Waltersdorf and his wife, Angie of Virginia Beach, Va., Michael John Waltersdorf and his wife, Sara of Gridley, Ill., a stepson, Robert Carter and his wife, Debbie of Franklin, Tenn., a stepdaughter, Cynthia Banks and her husband, Eddy of Dublin, Calif.; a brother, Jerre Waltersdorf and his wife, Judy of Denver; a granddaughter, Leala Waltersdorf, one niece and two nephews.

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 3, 2009, at Pellicer Creek Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers donations in his memory can be to: B.P.O.E 829, Harry Anna Trust Fund, P.O. Box 238, St. Augustine, FL 32085.

St. Johns Family Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.