Patricia A. Howard, 78, of Alliance Way, Manchester, NH died Wednesday November 27, 2002 at the Catholic Medical Center, Manchester. She was born in Lowell, MA on November 16, 1924, a daughter of the late Philip and Ruth Louise (Mower) Philbin. She was a resident on Manchester since 1996, formerly living in Hudson, NH and Lowell, MA. Mrs. Howard was educated in the Lowell, MA School System. She was a loving wife, mother and nana. She was predeceased by her husband Richard F. Howard in 1992.
She is survived by two daughters, Ruth Louise Lewin, Goffstown, NH, Judeth P. Greenwood, Hooksett, NH, one son Richard F. Howard, New Market, NH, three grandchildren, two brothers, Dr. Philip Philbin, Bethesda, MD, Lt. Col. (retired) Donald Philbin, Chelmsford, MA, two sisters, Ruth Louise Boisseau, Bellevue, WA, Dorothea Burke, Danvers, MA, many nieces and nephews, several cousins.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday December 3, 2002 at 10:00am at St. Jude’s Parish, 435 Mammoth Road, Londonderry, NH. Burial will follow at St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Hudson, NH. Friends may call on Monday from 2 – 4 and 7 – 9 pm at the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 290 Mammoth Road, Londonderry. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital, Memorial and Honor Program, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942.