HOWARD, William S. Of Needham, suddenly, November 23. Beloved husband of the late Elizabeth A. (Holland) Howard. Proud father of Dr. Steve Howard of Athens, OH, Kathleen Howard Parker and her husband William G. of Milford, NH, Rosemary H. Daggett and her husband Willard M. Jr. of Dover, Peter Howard and his partner Sandy Adams of Los Angeles, CA. Grandfather of Abigail Parker Starghill of Sacramento, CA, Nathan Howard Parker of Houston, TX, Emily Elizabeth Daggett of Dover. Brother of the late Joseph F. Howard Jr.
William was a retired Executive with the Star Market Corp. of Cambridge. Graduate of Roxbury Latin School, Harvard College Class of 1950. WWII Navy Veteran.
Funeral from the George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home, 1305 Highland Ave., (Exit 19B off Rte. 128) NEEDHAM, Friday at 9 a.m. Funeral Mass in St. Joseph's Church, Needham, at 10 a.m. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Visiting hours Thursday 4-7. Interment St. Mary's Cemetery, Needham. Expressions of sympathy may be made in William's memory to the American Diabetes Association of New England, 10 Speen St., 2nd Flr, Framingham MA 01701.