Dorothy Howard

MONTGOMERY CENTER - Dorothy Loretta (Young) Howard - Ma passed away this morning, February 3, 2008, with her loved ones by her bedside. This past August we found out she had cancer. We all cried together, but Ma would say, none of that. We brought her back and forth to the Doctors but we could see she was getting tired. She wanted to be home, we told her that we were in this together and over the past 10 days we moved in camping out all over the house practically tripping over each other. We tried to comfort her, constantly by her side, holding her hand and watching her sleep. Her pain and suffering is finally over.

Ma had a big heart, strong will, great sense of humor, and was fun to be around. She liked to watch and feed the birds in the winter, putter around her flower gardens in the summer, crochet, watch her Stories as she would call them. She wrote in her diary daily for the past 20 years. She was an excellent cook. She was also a little night hawk staying up late listening to her scanner, watching Jerry Springer, Sci-Fi while dusting off her 303 British and sipping Diet Coke. She loved to go to lawn and rummage sales; she would tear through them like Grant went through Richmond so we could get to the next one. Hello!

Ma was born in Swanton, VT on April 26, 1930 the daughter of the late Howard & Edith (Garrett) Young. She married our Dad, John Wilbur Howard Sr. on December 31, 1951. They made their home and raised their family on the Regan Rd. in Montgomery Center where Ma stilled called it up on the hill . They eventually moved down on Mill Hill where she has been for over forty years.

Ma leaves behind her children and their families, Connie McEnany and her husband David of Sheldon, Lisa Howard and her partner Roger Robitaille of Enosburg, Donna Deming and her husband Glenn of Enosburg, John Howard Jr. and his wife Joyce of Enosburg, and Ronald Howard and his partner Linda OConnell of Montgomery Center; Mas companion Carlton Barnes who she would give a hard time once in awhile to keep him in line, as she would say. But loved dearly; her cat, Emma; her sister, Marjorie Hemmingway of St. Albans; her brothers, George Pete Young and his wife Margaret of Enosburg, and James Young of Tarpon, FL; her grandchildren and their families, Shawn McEnany his wife Melinda and their children Aylssa, Brendon, Eric McEnany his wife Michelle and their son Dylan, Kalin McEnany, Meagan (McEnany) Clark and her husband Berkley all of Sheldon, Roger Howard and his son Tyson of Enosburg, Mark Howard and partner Kerry Bouchard and his children Amelia & Nathan of Enosburg, Bobbie Joe Howard her fianc Dennis Gebhardt and their children, Jaden Howard, Adelina & Emmett Gebhardt of St. Albans, Alisha Tringle of St. Albans, and Josh Howard of Franklin. She also leaves behind special friends, Mike Sartwell, Matt Goodsell, Lenny Langlois, Donna D from D&D Deli. Ma was predeceased by our father, John Wilbur Howard Sr. on September 5, 1979. Ma, you will forever be in our thoughts, always close to our hearts. Remembering all the good times, we love and miss you now and forever.

Dorothys family wishes to thank Dr. Sanders and his staff Judy, Janet, Shelley, and Matt for taking good care of our mother. Also, to the girls from the Montgomery Meals on Wheels program who would take an extra minute for a hug, and to see how she was.

Funeral services will be held Thursday February 7, 2008 at 2:00 PM at the Spears Funeral Home, 96 Dickinson Ave., Enosburg Falls.

Visiting hours will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday evening from 6-8 PM

For those who wish, contributions in Dorothys memory may be made to Vermont Cancer Center, Given E213, 89 Beaumont Ave., Burlington, VT 05405 or to the Montgomery Meals on Wheels Program, C/O D&D Deli, P.O. Box 25, Montgomery, VT 05470