Howard S. Fales

1930 - 2018

Howard S. Fales
Howard S. Fales, 87, of Redding, Connecticut passed away on August 27, 2018 at Memorial Hospital in New York City. He was the loving husband of the late Alice (Merwin) Fales.
Howard was born on September 17, 1930 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, the middle son of Alice (Kimball) Fales and Oliver W. Fales. Howard attended local schools and graduated from Boston English High School in 1948. After High School Howard attended Northeastern and studied chemical engineering. From 1953-1954 he served in the U.S. Army in Germany as part of the 7th Army's Air Photo Interpretation Center. After the Army, Howard worked for Escambia Chemical Corporation and moved with the company when they opened a new pilot plant in Wilton, CT. In Wilton, Howard met, Alice Merwin, the love of his life. They were married for 45 years until Alice passed in 2006. A resident of Redding, CT since 1961, Howard and Alice raised their two children there. Howard had a long career as a mechanical engineer working for Crawford & Russell (and its successive iterations) in Stamford, CT designing chemical, plastics, and pharmaceutical plants. Howard eventually retired from Kvaerner John Brown Construction in 1997.
Howard was predeceased by his parents, his wife Alice, and his older brother, Walter K. Fales of Michigan. He was also predeceased by his sisters-in-law Jane O. Merwin, and Martha Merwin (Phillip) Burr. He is survived by his daughter, Catherine Fales, of Redding, CT and his son, William Fales, of Bethel, CT. He is also survived by his younger brother, Raymond L. (Judy) Fales of Buffalo, NY, his sister-in-law, Phyllis Fales of Royal Oak, Michigan, and his brother-in-law, Timothy T. (Virginia) Merwin IV of Wilton, CT, as well as several well-loved nieces and nephews.
A memorial service celebrating Howard's life will be held at Newbury Congregational Church, 126 Tower Road, Brookfield, CT on Sunday, September 16th at 12:00 p.m. noon.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations in Howard Fales' memory to support Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Checks, made payable to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, should be mailed to: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Attn: Emily Carter, 885 Second Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10017. Please indicate on the check that the gift is in memory of Howard Fales. Or if you prefer, a gift in Howard's memory can be made to the Bethel Historical Society, P.O. Box 12, Bethel, ME 04217.
Bouton Funeral Home is handling arrangements. A full obituary can be read on their website: www.boutonfuneralhome.com.