Mary Howe

Obituary of Mary Howe

Mary Margaret Kenihan Howe, 96 years old, a forty-three year resident of Edison, NJ passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2015 in Sun City, Florida after a short illness. She was born in Jersey City, NJ on April 26, 1918 daughter of John Kenihan (Father) and Elizabeth Colbert Kenihan (Mother), the youngest of six children. She was married to George Joseph Howe of Manhattan, NY. She worked as a baker in the Edison Township School system for many years. She was a long time member of St. Matthew's Roman Catholic Church in Edison, NJ. She is survived by her eldest daughter Penelope Boyd and her husband William of Ruskin, FL; James Howe and his wife Joan of Woodinville, WA; youngest daughter, Susan Valente of Toms River, NJ; five grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; and two great great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her husband George, who died on October 29, 1999; her grandson Thomas Valente, who left us on October 17, 2007; her parents and finally all of her siblings. The viewing will be held this Friday, March 13, 2015 from 2:00 to 4:00 and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Boylan Funeral Home, 10 Wooding Avenue in Edison, NJ. The church services will be held 9:30 a.m., Saturday, March 14 at St. Matthew's also of Edison, NJ and interment to follow at Resurrection Cemetery in Piscataway, NJ. In lieu of flowers the family is asking that donations be made to the national Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at: www.cff.org. She will truly be missed for Heaven gained an angel. And in an Irish saying in memory of her, "May joy and peace surround you, contentment latch your door, and happiness be with you now, and bless you evermore."
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