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HOWARD WHITTAKER Obituary

WHITTAKER, Howard I. Of Kennebunk, ME, formerly of Middlebury, CT, on July 18. Beloved husband of Lillian Belanger Whittaker. Father of Darlene Delaney & her husband Gavin of Cumming, GA, & James & his wife Jean of Charlestown, Son of the late Irving Young Whittaker and Leora Mae (Whitlock) Whittaker and brother of the late Russell. Also survived by 5 grandchildren Stephanie Coppen, Derek Delaney, Marc, Jamie Addonizio & Kyle & 8 great grandchildren. Howard graduated from Wilby High School in Waterbury, CT, class of 1942. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corp. in January of 1943, Howard served with the 4th Marine Division which made beach landings in Saipan, Tinian & most notably Iwo Jima. Howard also served with the 4th Marine division during the Korean War. Upon completion of his military duty, Howard & his family took up residence in Middlebury, CT, where he was a town constable & a member of the Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department. Howard was also a proud member of the Middlebury baseball and hockey teams. Howard was employed by both the Robertshaw Lux Clock Co. and the Timex Corp. Howard was a member of the CT Chapter of Iwo Jima survivors, the Marine Corp. League, the VFA & the American Legion. Visiting hours will be held at the Salvatore Rocco & Sons Funeral Home, 331 Main St., EVERETT, Wednesday, July 24, from 9-11 a.m. Relatives & friends are invited. A prayer service will then take place at the Bourne National Cemetery, Cape Cod with interment to immediately follow. In lieu of flowers donations in Howard's memory may be made to the Marine Corp. Scholarship Foundation, 909 No. Washington St., Suite 400, Alexandria, VA 22314 or the National Stuttering Assoc., 119 W. 40th St., 14th flr, NY, NY 10018. Rocco - Carr - Henderson Funeral Service 1-877-71-ROCCO www.roccofuneralhomes.com

Published by Boston Globe from Jul. 20 to Jul. 21, 2013.
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Not many are aware of the deep sacrifices that Howard and others of his generation made so that we can live our lives the way we do today. Surely the world would be quite a different place if people like Howard did not step up and serve our country. My grandfather also served in the 4th Marines in Saipan, Tinian and Iwo. I wonder if he and Howard ever crossed paths.

May the family of Mr. Whittaker take comfort in the happy memories they have of him and may he rest in peace.

Semper Fi.

a grateful american

July 22, 2013

Thank you to the Whittaker family for the opportunity and the pleasure of taking care of Howard and hopefully providing him with some comfort in his last days. He had a great sense of humor and I had a great respect for him. Peace to you all.

Earlene Decker, CRMA, CNA

Earlene Decker

July 21, 2013

dear Whittaker Family,
We are so sorry to hear of the passing of a very nice man,Husband, Father, Grandfather who certainly loved his country and family. We send our most sincere condolences.
Paul and Elsa

July 21, 2013

DEAR AUNT LILLIAN AND FAMILY,

OUR THOUGHTS GO OUT TO YOU ALL. MAY UNCLE HOWARD BE AT PEACE AND IN TIME YOUR HEARTS HEALED.

NANCY WHITTAKER PEARSON

July 20, 2013

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Salvatore Rocco & Sons Funeral Home

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