Nancy Howe

Nancy (Furnivall) Howe, 86, of New Britain, died Monday (August 17, 2015) at The Connecticut Hospice in Branford. She was predeceased by her husband of 55 years, Ralph "Ted" Howe Jr. who died in 2008. Born in Hartford, daughter of the late, Maurice and Isabel (Harbison) Furnivall, she was a former West Hartford resident before moving to New Britain in 1953. A graduate of the Chaffee School in Windsor in 1946, she received her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Mt. Holyoke College. She was a member, former deacon and moderator of First Church of Christ, Congregational in New Britain. Nancy was active in numerous local community organizations. She was a founder and former board member of Mooreland Hill School, former member and Chairperson of Pathways/Senderos, and was a longtime member of the New Britain Junior League. Surviving are two sons, Jonathan Howe and his wife Carol of Tucson, Arizona; and Timothy Howe and his wife Molly of Westport; a daughter, Elizabeth Bradley and her husband John of New Haven; six grandchildren, Matthew Howe of Austin, Texas; Alice Bradley of Madison, Wisconsin; Katherine and Timothy Bradley, both of New Haven; John Howe and Brigitte-Marie Howe, both of Westport; a sister-in-law, Patricia Furnivall of West Hartford; several nieces and nephews. Besides her husband Ted, Nancy was predeceased by a brother, William Furnivall. Funeral Services are Saturday 11 AM in the chapel of First Church of Christ, Congregational, 830 Corbin Avenue, New Britain, CT 06052. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, West Hartford at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to First Church of Christ, Congregational or to Mooreland Hill School, 166 Lincoln Street, Kensington, CT 06037 or to Pathways/Senderos, 43 Viets Street, New Britain, CT 06053. Carlson Funeral Home, New Britain, is in charge of arrangements. Please share a memory or note of sympathy at www.carlsonfuneralhome.com