Dale Howard

Funeral Information

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, December 23, 2019 at 10 am at St. Hubert Parish – Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Bad Axe. Officiating will be Fr. T.J. Fleming. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call for visitation on Sunday, December 22, 2019 from 3-8 pm at the Kaufman Funeral Home in Bad Axe or Monday at the church from 9 am until the service time at 10 am. A scripture service will be offered Sunday evening at 7 pm at the funeral home. A special thank you to Meadow Lane and his many wonderful caregivers and A and D hospice especially Stacy and Angie for their compassionate care of our dad. Memorials may be offered to the Sacred Heart Food Pantry. To offer your condolences to the family, please go to www.kaufmanfuneralhome.com

Family of the Deceased

Dale is survived by two sons: David (Pauline) Howard of Bad Axe and Kenneth (Lynn) Howard of Troy. One daughter: Karen (Mark) Hass of Bad Axe. Two brothers: Charles (Gretchen) Howard of Frankenmuth and Gary (Maxine) Howard of Goodrich. Three sisters: Joyce Sommerfeld of Kalamazoo, Janice Martinez of California and Sherry (Alan) Kumaus of Arizona. Eight grandchildren: Darin, Cory, Julia, Daria, twins Brian and Emily Howard, and Janeen (fiancé Tyler) and Lauren (fiancé Nehemiah) Hass. Special Friends: Carolyn McVey and Dick Gingrich Dale was preceded in death by three brothers: Robert, Clayton and Richard Howard. Two sisters: Bertha Gillingham and Jean Hunt. One granddaughter: Monica Howard.

Biography

Dale Lee Howard, age 81, of Bad Axe, went to be with his Lord, with his family by his side on Friday, December 20, 2019. Dale was born in Chandler Township, on February 25, 1938, son of the late Bert and Edith (Maynard) Howard. He married Loraine Balint on November 11, 1961 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Bad Axe. Loraine preceded him in death on August 3, 2004. Dale worked many jobs in his lifetime beginning with the family farm. He was a barber in Bad Axe, foreman at Hamill Manufacturing (Seatbelt), an electrician at Michigan Oven and drove semi for 25 years for Neeb Corporation with other stops along the way. Dale was a past member of the Lions Club, taught Catechism, a Webelo leader, Eucharistic minister and was in the Army Reserves. He was a member of St. Hubert Parish in Bad Axe. He loved golfing, camping, hunting, fishing, visiting Walt’s in Caseville with his traveling buddies Mark and Dick and most of all he loved his Lord, family and his grandchildren.

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