VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Robert S. Howland, 85, of Vero Beach and formerly of Dudley, Mass., and South Dartmouth, Mass., died Sunday, May 1, 2005, after a long illness. He was the husband of Constance F. Howland and the late Jane Bartlett.
Born in Norwood, Mass., he was the son of the late Ralph and Laura (Garby) Howland. He lived in Vero Beach since 1999.
He taught at Nichols College and was later a principal of Bartlett Insurance Agency in Webster, Mass., retiring in 1985. He co-founded and served as director of Commerce Insurance Co. of Webster.
Mr. Howland was president of the Rotary Club of Webster-Dudley; president and chairman of Webster-Dudley United Way; director of Webster-Dudley Boy's Club; trustee of Webster Five Cents Savings Bank; director emeritus of Hubbard Regional Hospital; a member of the Abraham Howland Lodge of Masons; past president of the New Bedford Luncheon Club; a member of the New Bedford Port Society; a member of the New Bedford Yacht Club and the Moorings Yacht Club in Vero Beach; a vestryman at St. Paul's in Natick and Church of the Reconciliation in Webster; and senior warden at St. Peter's Church in South Dartmouth.
Survivors include his widow; a daughter, Laura H. Latici and her husband, Steven, of Gilmanton, N.H.; three sons, Craigin B. Howland and his wife, Janice, of Webster, Mark S. Howland and his wife, Nita, of Marion, Mass., and Christopher S. Howland and his wife, Mary, of Enfield, Conn.; two stepchildren, Susan B. Whelan and her husband, Peter, and Cary B. Francis and his wife, Helen, all of South Dartmouth; two sisters, Phyllis Gowing of Mattapoisett, Mass., and Sylvia Fish of Sarasota; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
He was the brother of the late Allen and Richard Howland.
His memorial service will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 19, 2005, at Grace Episcopal Church, 422 County St., New Bedford, Ma.
Remembrances may be made in lieu of Flowers to the American Cancer Society ( http://www.cancer.org or 1-800-ACS-2345) or Hospice of Vero Beach c/o Visiting Nurse Association, 1111 36th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960 or 772-567-5551