Jeanne D. HOWARD

HOWARD, Jeanne D. (Garneau)
Jeanne D. (Garneau) Howard, 81, of East Hampton, died Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at Middlesex Hospital. Born April 11, 1931 in Ham Nord, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Alice (Brulotte) Garneau. On July 10, 1951 she was married to the love of her life, Frank J. Howard in Toronto, Canada, and they were happily married for 56 years. In 1959, they immigrated to the United States, and she proudly became a naturalized citizen in 1967. Together they raised four active boys. Jeanne was a communicant and volunteer at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in East Hampton. Jeanne held several jobs in her life including a waitress, a cook, and a translator. She will be remembered as a loving and devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, and a very proud great grandmother. She was a wonderful cook and nothing made her happier than feeding good, homemade food to those she loved. She enjoyed teaching her family her secret recipes, how to knit and how to play card games. Knitting and crocheting were talents of hers and all generations of her family and extended family have beautiful afghans, sweaters, and slippers from her, and she made and donated hundreds of baby hats for newborns at Middlesex hospital. Jeanne loved to plant, grow and care for her flowers and vegetables especially tomatoes. Jeanne and Frank loved to travel especially to Vermont with their "Beaver" friends. She was a lucky gambler and loved to travel to Foxwoods, play beano, slots, and cards and do crossword puzzles. She enjoyed even the smallest silly moments with her grandchildren and great grandchildren and loved watching them grow. She is survived by her four sons, Richard and his wife Rita of Monmouth, ME; Ronald and his wife Annette of East Hampton; Robert and his wife Cyndi of Southington; and John of East Haddam; six grandchildren, Jenora Schultz and husband Shawn, Christina Hillier and husband Jonathan, Matthew Howard and partner Samantha Williams, Catherine, John and Sarina Howard; and three great grandchildren Samuel, Noah and Jonah Schultz; two brothers Bernard Garneau and Michel Garneau of Canada; a sister-in-law Rollande of East Hampton; and her niece Linda Wood and several other nieces and nephews. Jeanne was predeceased by her parents; her siblings Therese, Alban, Felix and Lorenzo Garneau; and her loving husband Frank who passed away in 2008.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 9 at 10:30 a.m. in the Spencer Funeral Home, 112 Main St., East Hampton with the Rev. Walter Nagle officiating. Friends may call at the Spencer Funeral Home on Saturday morning from 9 a.m. until the time of the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of choice. To leave online condolences please visit www.spencerfuneralhomeinc.com.