- Date Of Birth: September 27, 1924
- Date Of Death: October 24, 2014
- State: Michigan
HOWE, Mr. Buryl R. “Bud” of Portage, Michigan Buryl Robert “Bud” Howe, age 90, passed away on Friday morning, October 24, 2014 in Kalamazoo, MI. He was born September 27, 1924 in Lawton, MI the son of Clayton F. and Elizabeth F. Gwilt Howe.
Bud served in the US Navy during WWII. He owned and operated Appliance Services for many years and worked in several jobs throughout his life. Bud had a lifelong love of flying, airplanes, photography, playing golf and visiting the Kalamazoo Air Zoo. He was preceded in death by his parents and four siblings, Mary Irons, Margaret Byas, Clayton “Sonny” Howe, Jr. and Mildred Pritchard.
On April 5, 1963 Bud married the former Mary Louise Grauman, who survives. Also surviving are: six children, Terry R. Sue Mast of New York, Grace B. Jerry Baty of North Carolina, Valorie J. Keith Hipsher of Denver, CO, Pamela S. Bench of Hartford, MI, Michael Lee Corder and his companion, Sandy, of Mattawan and Kimberly S. Dean Olrich of Kalamazoo; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Cremation has taken place.
