HOWARD, MARY RENEE EDELEN, 48, died Thursday, August 9, 2007 after a courageous 5 year battle with cancer. Renee's business career began in the Finance Dept. at The Logan Co., followed by Norton's Hospital, Physician Services of America, and lastly her most beloved position, as a preschool teacher at St. Bernard Catholic School. She was preceded in death by her father, John Patrick Edelen of Holy Cross, KY, and her sister, Sharon Edelen Stokes of Louisville, KY. She is survived by her husband of 28 years, Joseph Jeffrey Howard; her sons, Joshua & Parker Howard; her mother, Lucille Lyvers Edelen of Holy Cross, KY; sister, Donna Edelen Costello (Roger) of Louisville, KY; two brothers, Chris Edelen (Debbie) of Bardstown, KY, and Rob Edelen (Kim) of Holy Cross, KY. She is also survived by the St. Bernard Preschool staff & students whom she dearly loved and considered her second "family". A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at her church, St. Bernard Catholic Church 7500 Tangelo Drive with entombment at Resthaven Memorial Park. Visitation will be held 1-8 p.m. Sunday and after 9 a.m. on Monday at the Arch L. Heady at Resthaven Funeral Home 4400 Bardstown Road. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to St. Bernard Preschool, The American Cancer Society or Hospice of Louisville.