This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: WHL44 Surnames: HOWE, VANDENBERG, NEWTON, MCKINNEY, MCNEILLY, SMITH, LACOSS, BROWN Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kalamazoo/22973/mb.ashx Message Board Post: HOWE, Robert Paul Of Kalamazoo Robert Paul Howe passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2008 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born April 30, 1929 in Kalamazoo, the son of Harold A. and Mary (Vanden Berg) Howe. He served four years in the United States Air Force, during the Korean Conflict from 1948 to 1952. Robert was a high school administrator and teacher for many years and in many locations, Mendon, Marcellus, Leslie and finally Chippewa Hills, retiring in 1990. On February 13, 1954 he married Joann Newton, who survives. Robert and Joann spent many mornings at Theo & Stacy's Restaurant on Portage Road and enjoyed Bingo. He will be missed by many. Robert is also survived by his children, Daniel (Evelyn) Howe of Evart, MI, Julie (Bill) McKinney of Clermont, FL, Robert Paul Howe II (Kara) of Big Rapids and Patti (Jeff) McNeilly of Sears, MI; 12 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a brother, Holroyd Howe of Portage; three sisters, Harriet Smith of Parchment, Olive (Ted) LaCoss of Paw Paw ! and Virginia H. Brown of AL; many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 PM Friday in the Langeland Family Funeral Homes, Portage Chapel, 411 E. Centre Ave., with Rev. Dr. Robert Terwilliger, officiating. Interment will take place next week in East Fork Cemetery, Barryton, MI. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Thursday from 2-4 and 6-8 PM. Memorial contributions may be directed to Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan. 269-343-1508 www.langelands.com Published in the Kalamazoo Gazette on 6/26/2008. (Posted by a VOLUNTEER-NO family connection) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.