Henry Ellsworth Howes

1932 - 2013  (80 years)

• Name	Henry Ellsworth Howes  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	28 Jun 1932	North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  Born	29 Jun 1932	Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Education	University of Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA   [2]
  	BA, Electrical Engineering
  Service	Abt 1951	Korea   [2]
  	US Coast Guard
  Name	Henry Howes  [4]
  Residence	1973	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA   [2]
  Died	24 Apr 2013	St Francis Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut, USA   [2]
  	age 80
  Notes	Obit from Hartford Courant, April 25, 2013 Henry Ellsworth Howes, 80, of Windsor, beloved husband of Vera Jean (Lang) Howes, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford. He was born on June 28, 1932, in North Adams, MA, son of the late Henry Wilson and Elizabeth (Pickert) Howes. Henry was a graduate of Yarmouth High School with the Class of 1949 and went on to serve our country during the Korean Conflict with the U.S. Coast Guard. Upon returning from service he went on to graduate from the University of Massachusetts with a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering. He was married to his college sweetheart, Vera in 1957 and together they settled in Windsor in 1973. He worked for Kaman Aerospace for over 40 years, before his retirement in 2001. Henry enjoyed playing classical guitar, woodworking and gardening. A kind, caring, and devoted husband, father, brother, grandfather and great grandfather, he will be greatly missed. Along with his wife Vera Jean, of over 56 years, he leaves his daughters, Laurel Howes of South Windsor, Linda Howes of Averell Park, NY and Karen Marquis of Suffield; a sister, Eugenia England of Louisiana; five grandchildren, Abbe Carreira and her husband Adelino, Cassidy Donohue, James Donohue, Samantha Marquis and Joshua Marquis; a great grandson, Jacob Carreira; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Marilyn and Brendon Herlihy of New Fairfield and Albert and Ann Lang of St. Croix.
  Person ID	I63714	ONS
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Henry Wilson Howes,   b. 16 Feb 1897, Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
  Mother	Elizabeth H Pickert,   b. 20 May 1904, Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
  Married	12 Oct 1924	Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 3]
  Family ID	F18427	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living + 3. Living
  Last Modified	12 May 2023
  Family ID	F18426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 28 Jun 1932 - North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA Born - 29 Jun 1932 - Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA Service - US Coast Guard - Abt 1951 - Korea Residence - 1973 - Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1022] Laurel Jean Howes. [S1261] Hartford Courant, 2013 April 25. [S406] Howes Genealogy - used with the permission of the Dennis Historical Society, Joshua Crowell Howes, revised and extended by Col. Bob Howes, (1892, revised in 2006). [S1444] Death report - sister.