Howard G. Hawks, age 70, of Sioux Falls, died Sunday, May 31, 2015, at his home. His funeral service was at 10 AM, Thursday, June 4th at Hope Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. Burial was at 10 AM, Friday, June 5th in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery in Huron. Memorials may be directed to Hope Lutheran Church of Sioux Falls, Avera Home Hospice of Sioux Falls, or Messiah Lutheran Church in North Platte, Nebraska.
Howard Gordon Hawks was born February 20, 1945, at Sioux Falls to Gordon and Hazel (Hubbell) Hawks. He grew up in Sioux Falls and moved to Huron with his family where he graduated from high school in 1963. He attended South Dakota State University for one year and on January 1, 1967, he married Shirley Lundberg at Huron. Following their marriage they lived in Huron, North Platte, Nebraska, and in 2009 moved to Sioux Falls.
Music was an integral part of Howard's life and he enjoyed singing throughout his life. He sang with a number of groups, including "The Troubadours" while in high school and "The Statesmen" at SDSU, in a quartet, and in various church choirs. Howard was a member of the Hope Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls.
Howard was preceded in death by his parents; a grandson, Jesse Sterrett; a sister-in-law, Bonnie Hawks; and a brother-in-law, Royal Hoyer.
Left to cherish the memories are his wife Shirley of Sioux Falls; his son, Jon (Peggy) Hawks of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland; his daughter, Jodi (Monte) Sterrett of Huron; four grandchildren, Joshua, Jordon, and Jerrod Sterrett and Ryan Hawks; two brothers, Alan Hawks of Sioux Falls, and Dennis (Sandra) Hawks of Sioux City, Iowa; and one sister, Karen Hoyer of Miller, Missouri.