Obit: John Ellis Howland, b. 1926, Stockton, CA; also lived ID.
Obit dated 11 Oct 2007 available www.Idahostatesman.com. John was preceded by his parents, Aubrey and Margaret Ellis Howland and by his sister, Susan Hallbourg; survivors include his wife, May Meiko Yamamoto and several nieces and nephews.
I am no relation to this family.