Richard D. Howe's Obituary
FREEDOM TWP. Richard D. Howe, 43 years of age, passed away Thursday May 19, 2016 at the Hospice Care Center in Copley, Ohio. Born in Willoughby, Ohio on August 1, 1972, he was the son of Richard M. and Deborah (Hopewell) Howe. A resident of Freedom Township the past 11 years, Richard formerly lived in the Mantua and Ravenna areas, and had attended Crestwood Schools. For the past 16 years, he had been employed as a truck driver for FAB Express in Streetsboro. Richard enjoyed drag racing and watching his son's drag race, and his talents included building his own Camaro. Most importantly in Richard's life were his children, and the lasting memories that were created with them will forever be cherished. Survivors include his children Daniel (Amy) Howe of Speedwell, Tennessee, Andrew Howe of Garrettsville, Kyle Howe and Ryan Howe both of Diamond, Ohio and Tia (Timothy) Bowling of Lake City, Tennessee; mother Deborah (Donald) White of Freedom Twp., father Richard M. (Lillian) Howe of Jefferson, Ohio; brother Scott Howe of Youngstown, Ohio; sister Cheri Hardin of Middlefield, and mother of his children Tammy Howe of Diamond. Cremation has taken place. Memorial visitation will be Monday May 23, 2016 from 6:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M. at the Green Family Funeral Home & Crematory Service, 4668 Pioneer Trail at the corner of St. Rt. 44, Mantua, Ohio 44255. Final resting place will be at Drakesburg Cemetery in Freedom Township, Ohio. His obituary and video tribute may be viewed at www.greenfamilyfuneralhome.com. You are using an outdated web browser that does not support this video. Your browser does not support this video format. You should be able to view it in Chrome, Safari or Internet Explorer. $(document).ready(function(){ if ( false === supports_h264_baseline_video() ) { $("#vdfmtnt").show(); $("#vidplyr1").hide(); } });
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