Obituaries : Howard A. Holmes

Howard A. Holmes, age 68, of Belle Plaine, passed away at his home Sunday, October 17, 2021. Funeral service: 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 24, 2021, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo, with Pastor Mike Stombaugh officiating. Visitation: 12-2 p.m., Sunday, October 24, 2021, at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. Memorials may be contributed to Hope of the World at 11 Railroad Avenue, Wayne, New Jersey 07470.

Howard is survived by his wife Kathleen, a daughter Sara Clement, two grandchildren Hannah Kaminski and Alexander Holmes; his siblings Eleanor Pulsifer of Malone, NY., Donald (Shelva) Holmes of Malone, NY., Berniece Dustin of North Bangor, NY., Katherine (Donald) Grogan of Malone, NY., Richard (Charlene) Holmes of Glenmont, NY., Barbara Duesberg of Camillus, NY., Janet (Kenneth) Parnapy of North Bangor, NY., Laura Gremp of Hiawatha, Peggy (David) Phister of Chambersburg, PA., and Karen Danussi of Malone, NY.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a son Corey, two brothers Edwin and Douglas, and a sister Penny Williams.

Howard Allen Holmes was born June 17, 1953, in the Village of Malone, Frankin County, New York, the son of Richard Abijah and Gladys Estella Childs Holmes. He received his education in the Brushion-Moira Central Schools graduating in 1971. He continued his education at North Country Community College receiving a degree in Criminal Justice. Howard served in the U.S. Air Force from September 1971 to 1975 stationed at Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND. On March 13, 2013, Howard married Kathleen Cowden at Meadow Hill Christian Church in South Amana, Iowa. Besides being a dairy farmer, Howard was a truck driver hauling various products. Lastly from 2010 to present he worked for Schneider National. Howard relished his time at home and simple pleasures like cutting the grass for the horses.

Online condolences: www.klosterfuneralhome.com.