Teresa Howe

July 9, 1958 - February 8, 2016

Teresa Joy “Terri” Howe, 57, of Bloomfield, Iowa passed away February 8, 2016 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. She was born on July 9, 1958 in Kirksville, Missouri to Robert and Helen Peterson Bissell. She was an RN, having worked in Kirksville, Knoxville, and Des Moines. She enjoyed music, dancing, singing karaoke, gardening, and making flower arrangements. She also loved her dog, Wally. She is survived by her mother, Helen Bissell of Pulaski, Iowa; two sons, Joshua Anderson of Portland, Oregon, Danny (Christina) Anderson of Ottumwa, Iowa; daughter, Bethany (Nathan) Kanselaar of Bloomfield; six grandchildren; sister, Bobbie (Tony) McCarty of Batavia, Iowa; and aunts, uncles, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert Bissell; infant sister, Marilyn Sue Bissell; and a nephew, Andrew Helton. Memorial services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 13, 2016 at the Bloomfield Tabernacle Baptist Church with Pastor Tom Shipley officiating. Burial of the cremated remains will be at a later date at the IOOF Cemetery in Bloomfield. Visitation with family present to greet friends will be from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service on Saturday. A memorial has been established to her family.