Leslie G. Howell

Dundee, NY February 15, 1938 – March 1, 2012 Age 74

Leslie G. 'Les' Howell

Dundee: Leslie G. 'Les' Howell, age 74, of Dundee, NY, died Thursday, March 1, 2012, at Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hospital in Penn Yan, NY.

An Open House Celebration of His and Liz's Life will be held from 2:30 to 4:30 PM Saturday, June 26th, in the Dundee V.F.W. Pavilion, 125 Seneca St. Ext., Dundee, NY.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Dundee Fire Company or the Dundee Fire Company Emergency Squad, 12 Union St., Dundee, NY 14837.

'Les' was born Feb. 15, 1938, in Dundee, NY, the son of the late Fred M. and Dorothy Barkley Howell. He graduated from Dundee Central School in 1956. He served in the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1959. On Oct. 8, 1960, in the Dundee Baptist Church, he married the former Elizabeth A. Woodard. A former Supervisor for the Phone Company, he retired after 30 years from Contel of Dundee in 1990.

He was a Life Member of the Dundee Fire Company and the Dundee Fireman's Benevolent Assoc., and a member of the Dundee V.F.W. Goodrich-Smith Post #8649. He was the bass guitar player in 'The Howell Boys' Band and loved music, playing softball, bowling, and dancing.

He is loved and will be dearly missed by his wife of 51 years, 'Liz' A. Howell, at home; 4 daughters, Cara A. (Wayne) Merrill of Lyons, NY, Colleen S. (Ed Dobrowski) Howell of Rochester, Cathy M. (Marlin) Houghtaling of Mills, PA, Cris L. (Ken) Hight of Penn Yan; 4 grandchildren, Derek G. and Dustin R. Houghtaling, and Taylor E. and Kaleigh R. Hight; 2 brothers, Kenneth Howell and Stewart (Barb) Howell, both of Dundee; 5 sisters, Norma Jean Sechrist of Rochester, Irene (Bill) Brown of Dundee, Shirley (Harry) Goltry of Beaver Dams, Sharon (Carl) Morgan of Dundee, and Diana (Don) Long of Bath; countless nieces, nephews, and in-laws.

Besides his parents, he was pre-deceased by a grandson, Jesse Grant Merrill, in 1994. Online condolences can be sent by visiting www.bairdfuneralhomedundee.com.