Howard, Kathleen C. (Caffrey), age 79 of Hampstead, NH, died Friday, July 18, 2008 at the Exeter Hospital, Exeter, NH.
Mrs. Howard was born in Lawrence on September 29, 1928, the daughter of the late Daniel and Teresa (Maloney) Caffrey. Raised in Lawrence, she attended Lawrence Public Schools and Lawrence High School. Later moving to Methuen, she married her husband, John A. Howard in 1946 and started to raise her family.
After mothering seven children she began to work in the mid 1950s for the Internal Revenue Service, Andover office, with the Audit Department until her retirement in the 1980s. Following her retirement, she and her husband moved to Hampstead, NH. She enjoyed traveling on cruises throughout the world, reading, and spending time with her friends and family, especially her grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband of over fifty years, John A. Howard of Hampstead, NH; her seven children, Joan K. Fortin of Orlando, FL, John A. Howard, Jr. and his wife Sandy of Haverhill, William J. Howard and his wife Donna of East Hartford, CT, Brian D. Howard and his wife Mary of Plaistow, NH, Barbara K. Paine and her husband John T. of Pompano Beach, FL, Janice A. Brown and her husband Dana of Bessemer City, NC, and Keith D. Howard and his wife Rhonda of Kings Mountain, NC; eighteen grandchildren; and eighteen great-grandchildren.
Private funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family.