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JOHN DAVID HOWE obituary, Brighton, MA

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Lehman, Reen, McNamara Funeral Home

63 Chestnut Hill Avenue

Brighton, Massachusetts

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Mar. 15, 2026

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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JOHN HOWE Obituary

HOWE, John David Of Newton, formerly of Brighton, passed away on March 3, 2026. Son of Irish parents, the late John and Margaret (O'Connor) Howe. Brother of the late Ann Hiltz. He was the beloved husband of Sheila (O'Donoghue) Howe. Uncle to Kathy Gage, Jack and Kenny Hiltz; and brother-in-law of Kevin O'Donoghue. He leaves many cousins here and in Ireland. Funeral from the Lehman Reen & McNamara Funeral Home, 63 Chestnut Hill Ave. (nr Brighton Courthouse), BRIGHTON, on Monday, March 16, at 9:30am, followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Columbkille Church, 321 Market St., Brighton, at 10:30am. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend. Interment in Mt. Benedict Cemetery, West Roxbury. Visiting Hours on Sunday, March 15, from 1-4pm, in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of John may be made to St. Joseph Indian School, P.O. Box 100, Chamberlain, SD 57325 or www.stjo.org For directions and guestbook, please visit www.lehmanreen.com Lehman Reen McNamara Brighton 617 782 1000

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Published by Boston Globe from Mar. 9 to Mar. 10, 2026.

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for JOHN HOWE

Mar

15

Visitation

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Lehman Reen McNamara Funeral Home

63 Chestnut Hill Ave, Brighton, MA 02135

Mar

16

Mass of Christian Burial

10:30 a.m.

St. Columbkille Church 321 Market St. Brighton

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63 Chestnut Hill Avenue, Brighton, MA 02135

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