Stephen M. Howell

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. Stephen "Steve" Monroe Howell Mr. Stephen "Steve" Monroe Howell, age 74, of Lexington, Indiana entered this life on April 17, 1940 in Hackensack, New Jersey. He was the loving son of the late, Frederick Hadden and Frances Story Howell. He was raised in Connecticut and was a 1958 graduate of Bordentown Military Institute. He later attended classes at Ivy Tech. Steve was inducted into the United States Marine Corps on October 2, 1958 in Hartford, Connecticut. He served as a private at USNB Boston, Massachusetts and Naval Station Rota, Spain. He was honorably discharged on June 30, 1960 in Boston, Massachusetts. On July 27, 1963 Steve was united in marriage to Waltraud "Val" Erna Schulz in Stonington, Connecticut. This happy union of fifty one years was blessed with a son, Christopher and a daughter, Kimberly. Steve began his working career as a roustabout in the oil fields in Midland, Texas from 1960-1962. He then worked from 1962-1964 with Kurtz Diecraft in Windsor, Connecticut. From 1964-1965 he worked with Centrico, Inc. in Englewood, New Jersey. From 1965-1971 he worked for Colts Firearms in Hartford, Connecticut. From 1971-1977 he worked for United Nuclear Corp in Uncasville, Connecticut. Steve then worked from 1977-1980 at Brown and Root, Inc. in Houston, Texas. He then retired in 2000 after working for twenty years with Public Service Inc. (which later became PSI, Cinergy and now Duke Energy). During those twenty years he served for four years as the quality control engineer and for 14 years in investment recovery. Steve came out of retirement to work as the Midwest sales manager and project manager for G & S Technologies, Inc. in Kearny, New Jersey retiring in 2014. Steve had attended the St. James Episcopal Church in Preston, Connecticut. In 1980 Steve and Val moved to Hanover, Indiana and enjoyed tending to "The Fun Farm" in Lexington that they had purchased in 1986. Steve served for 14 years on the Board of Directors of the Madison Railroad and held membership in the Madison Corvette Club. From 1962-1963, Stephen served as a Master for Boy Scouts of America and was an Eagle Scout. Steve had been a member of the Rivervale New Jersey Fire Department from 1963-1964; the Suffield Police Department serving as a constable from 1966-1971. Steve enjoyed collecting antiques, restoring old cars and trucks and international travel. Steve died after an extensive battle with kidney disease on Sunday, March 29, 2015, at 2:50 p.m. at the King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY Steve will be missed by his loving wife of fifty one years, Waltraud "Val" Erna Schulz Howell of Lexington, Indiana; his loving daughter, Kimberly Dawn Howell of Lexington, Indiana; his loving son, Christopher John Howell and his fiancee, Kimberly Marriott of Brookville, Ohio; his loving grandchildren, Markus C. Turner, Dane S. Howell, Nicaela L. Howell and Brittany Peters and her husband, Chris; his adoring great grandchildren, Merrick and Landen Peters; his brothers, Richard H. Howell and his wife, Charlotte of Columbia, Maryland, Robert W. Howell and his wife, Cathy of Woodbury, New Jersey, Neil S. Baker and his wife, Marianne of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida; his sister, Marion L. Heaton and her husband, Alex of Marietta, Georgia; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Frederick Hadden Howell in 1995; his stepmother, Dawn Lyman Howell died in 2008; his mother, Frances Story Howell Baker in 2004; his stepfather, Ezra John Baker died in 2008; and his brother, John Christopher Baker died 1959. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, April 2, 2015, at 1:00 p.m., by Bro. Bob Hicks at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Grandview Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, 9306 North US 421 in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Thursday from 12:00 Noon until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MILITARY HONORS A final salute will be conducted on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, by Jefferson Post 9, of the American Legion. Full military honors will follow at the Grandview Memorial Gardens Mausoleum Chapel by the United States Marine Corps Ceremonial Unit and Jefferson Post 9 of the American Legion. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made in lieu of flowers to the American Kidney Foundation or the Stephen M. Howell Memorial Fund. Contribution cards are available at the funeral home. Secure Payments

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