Dean E. Howard

Dean E. Howard, 87, of Magalloway Plantation, ME passed away on Sunday April 24, 2011 at his winter home in Weirsdale, FL. He was born in Colebrook, NH on April 16, 1924 the son of the late Verne and Lena Peg (Johnson) Howard and was a lifelong resident of the Colebrook, NH and Magalloway Plantation area. Dean entered the US Marine Corps during WW2 and served honorably in the Pacific at Iwo Jima. Along with his wife, he purchased Howard's Restaurant from his parents in 1948. He and his wife Jean operated the restaurant until their retirement in the late 1980's. Dean was a member of Evening Star Lodge #37 F&AM in Colebrook and Bektash Shrine Temple in Concord, NH. Members of the family include his wife Jean (Cameron) Howard of Magalloway Plantation, ME; a daughter Deanna Howard of Etna, NH; 3 sons William Hooper of New Brunswick, Canada, Douglas Howard of Beecher Falls, VT and Cameron Howard of Colebrook, NH; 5 grandchildren; a great grandchild; nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a sister Phyllis and two brothers Carl and Donald. SERVICES: A Memorial Service will be held on Friday May 13, 2011 at 11 AM at the Magalloway Pink Church. Interment will be in the Magalloway Plantation Cemetery. Anyone who wishes may make a donation in his memory to the Magalloway Pink Church, C/O Joanne Bean, 161 Sturtevant Pond Rd., Errol, NH 03579. Arrangements are by the Bryant Funeral Homes, Berlin & Gorham, NH.