HOWE, Larry Howe - September 14th, 2024

The family of Larry Brant Howe are gutted to announce his passing on September 14th in Oshawa, his longtime home city, after a long goodbye at the age of 81.

Son of Doris and Don Howe, brother of Rick, loving father to Todd and Brent, grandfather of Aidan Keyser-Howe and Joshua Howe, predeceased by his first wife Louise Patricia Howe (nee Maguire) and loving husband to Yvonne Bastarache-Howe for over 25 years. He will be sadly missed by his extended family including Yvonne’s son and daughter, Richard (Tina) and Lori (Gerry), and their children Kyle, Michael, Keedryn, Sarah, April, and Kiersten.

For those who were not fortunate enough to know Larry closely, he had many interests. For some time, he was an avid RC hobbyist, and could often be seen piloting hand-built radio controlled model boats or airplanes around venues like the RC airfield on the site of Camp X in Whitby, the storied WW2 school for intelligence officers. He was inspired by stories of the heroes of that generation, which included some of his uncles. In later
years, he would produce many oil and acrylic paintings of natural scenes depicting wilderness both imagined and real, often based on a dreamlike interpretation of northern Ontario where he maintained a lakeside cottage, one of many joys he provided for his family.

Music was also central to the life he built, and family gatherings always featured a number of relatives (including his father) kindly providing home-grown country covers and clogging. A General Motors retiree, he worked in the Oshawa factory for his entire career, following in the footsteps of his dad in helping to “moto-vate” Canada, another family tradition. He loved cars and was always interested to know if you were engaging in proper automotive maintenance.

Quiet, stoic, and devoted, Larry lived a good long life and made a difference in our lives with his typical humour and kindness.

Donations to the Michael J. Fox foundation for Parkinson’s Research in his name would be appreciated. Viewing will be at Armstrong’s 124 King Street East, Oshawa from 12 - 2pm, Wednesday September 18th, service will follow at 2pm in the Chapel, with interment at Thornton Cemetery and a reception to follow for which directions will be provided at the service. Thank you for helping to celebrate Larry’s life with us.
Online condolences may be shared at www.armstrongfh.ca