Robinette “Robin” B. Howard

Robinette B. Lutz Howard passed away on February 23, 2025, after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Robin was born on February 21, 1937, at home in Livonia, Michigan. The first child of parents who were a step away from being pioneers. Early on in life, Robin discovered her love for reading. As a kindergartener, her teacher told her father that she was smart and he needed to take her to the library every week - and he did just that until she graduated from high school. Throughout her life, it was normal to see stacks of books from a recent trip to the Westerville Library waiting for her to read. She had many authors she liked and many she loved.

Growing up, Robin attended Bentley High School in Livonia and spent many happy summers with her parents, grandmother, and great-grandmother at the family cabin "up north in the pines" near Lewiston, Michigan. There she would pick blueberries, explore the woods, watch the stars, and sit around the campfire with extended family every night.

In 1955 after being one of the first people in her extended family to graduate from high school, she took it upon herself to go to Adrian College and studied to become an English Teacher. There she met her lifelong companion and loving husband, Roger

Following her marriage in 1959, Robin taught high school English in Adrian, Michigan, Berea, Ohio, and finally in Grandview Heights, Ohio.

In 1965, Robin and Roger welcomed the first of their three children and Robin transitioned into being a stay-at-home mom, raising her sons Hal, Andy, and Ken and taking care of directing a busy family. The family spent many summers vacationing at one of Robin's favorite places, Lakeside, Ohio. Once all the kids were in school, Robin went back to work as a preschool teacher for many years at Central College Preschool.

Robin loved her dogs, especially Australian Terriers, and spent many years with Roger showing dogs on the dog show circuits and breeding Aussies. Some of her memorable pups were Bluebell, Bonnie, Eleanor, Grace, Mavis, and Sunny. They could frequently be found at her feet as she read.

Robin loved the theater and was a long-time patron of Otterbein University's theater program. One of her fondest memories in her teaching career was teaching John Michal Tebelak who went on to write the Broadway musical Godspell.

In her retirement years, Robin spent time enjoying coffee with friends, enjoying book clubs, traveling with Roger, and being a wonderful grandmother to her nine grandchildren. her love for literature, history, and the outdoors with the next generation, cheering them on in their activities, and showering them with love. They were truly her greatest joy!

Preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Mildred (Kibby) Lutz. Left to cherish her memory are her husband of 65 years, Roger Howard, brother Randy Lutz of Sierra Vista, Arizona, sons Hal, Andy (Amy), and Ken (Debbie) and grandchildren Zac (Heather), Brendan (Shela), Sophie, Faith, Leah, McKenna, AndiJo, Julianna, and Layna Robin and great-grandson Parker.

The family wishes to extend their thanks to the caregivers at Comfort Keepers, Danbury of Westerville's Memory Care unit, and to the hospice nurses at Capital City Hospice who lovingly cared for her until her passing. The high-quality level of care made her long journey to her end better for Robin and better for the family. These many contributions to her well-being cannot be understated or overlooked.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, March 4th from 6-8 p.m. at Moreland Funeral Home where a service will be held Wednesday March 5th at 11 a.m. with addtional visitation prior to the service from 9-11 a.m.. Interment Otterbein Cemetery.