Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Howard, Frederic Waldo 1928
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Belding Banner-News, 27 Sep 1928

Hold Funeral Services For Silk Pioneer

Many Friends Pay Tribute To Prominent Man in Local Industry

Funeral services for the late F.W. Howard, who passed away suddenly at his home
on Hall street in this city Wednesday morning of last week, were held at the
home on Friday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, with Rev. H. S. Ellis, pastor of the
Congregational church, officiating, and with many friends of the deceased
present to show their last mark of respect and esteem for the man who in his
life had had much to do with the industrial and civic life of this city.

Early this year Mr. Howard wrote the following lines:  “Frederic Waldo Howard
was born in Windsor, Berkshire county, Massachusetts, the rugged country of “the
Far Blue Hills,” on November 26th, 1851.  When nine years of age, he moved with
his parents to Leeds, Massachusetts, a manufacturing village, which is now a
part of and included in the city of Northampton, Massachusetts.

As a young man Mr. Howard entered the employ of Belding Bros. & Co., silk
manufacturers and spent ten years in the Rockville, Connecticut, and Northampton
mills.  He was transferred to Belding in 1890 where for thirty-eight years he
was manager of the Belding silk mills.

I go without regrets, except leaving close relatives and a few sincere friends,
to carry on until their call comes for the last great adventure.”

Mr. Howard was united in marriage to Alice S. Hubbard, on November 11, 1875. 
Two children were born to this union, Stanley and Mabel, the latter passing away
six years ago.

When Mr. Howard was so suddenly cut off from his active career when stricken
with paralysis, two and one-half years ago, the loss was keenly felt by all his
business associates and employees throughout the mills, who, as they expressed
it, “had lost a good friend.”  His fairness, sense of justice, truth and
reliability won for him a place in their hearts which time will not efface. 
Always a ready and sympathetic listener to their troubles, whether in business
or home life, he had their interests at heart, without once turning aside from
his loyalty to the company which he faithfully served for so many years.

In his death a man who has done much for the industrial and civic life of this
community and a man of noble character has passed on, but he leaves a memory,
beautiful in the knowledge and recollection of a well spent life and his
influence will live on for many years.

Surviving him to mourn their loss are the widow, Mrs. Alice S. Howard, a
brother, W. S. Howard, of Northampton, Mass., a son, Edward Stanley, a grandson,
Robert F. Howard, besides a number of other relatives and many loyal friends.

Interment was in the family lot in River Ridge cemetery.


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