Person:Orville Howe (2)

The Covered Wagon Way has middle name as Bradish.

1930 Census of Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan, ED #16, p. 15A Howe, Orville head 27 md at 18 MI NY NY (can't tell), body factory

            Ruth      wife            27     md at 18   MI   IN  MI
  Barbara Jean   dau            8                        MI  MI  MI
  Betty Maxine   dau            6                        MI  MI  MI
         Bonita       dau            4                       MI   MI  MI
         Orville       son            2                        MI  MI  MI
       Kathryn       dau          1 2/12                  MI  MI  MI

Howe, Orville head 69 md at 21 NY US MI Laborer, body factory

        Cora          wife             66    md at 18   NY  NY  NY
        William son-in-law       45    md at 30    MI  Sweden  US    Laborer, auto factory

George Rollins has that his birthdate is Sept. 28, 1902 in Bay City, Michigan

Orville E. Howe Obituary

   Orville E. Howe, age 62, died unexpectedly at United Memorial hospital, Greenville, December 24.
   Mr. Howe was born in Bay City, September 28, 1892 to Cora Belle (Goodnow) and Orville Nelson Howe and had lived in Belding since 1945, when he moved here from Owosso.  He resided at 585 Kiddville St., and was Dog Warden of Belding for 14 years and was a shaper operator at Grand Rapids Chair Co.
   His first wife Ruth Yoder and she died in 1952 and he later married Mary Bissell who survives.  His membership included Eureka Lodge 91, Odd Fellow Lodge, Greenville.
   Besides his wife, he is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Barbara Crandell, Mrs. Bonita Mesier, both of Belding, Mrs. Betty Smith, Oakley, Mich., Mrs. Louise Losey, Lansing; one step-daughter, Mrs. Violet Crankshaw, Belding; threee sons, Kenneth and Marlin Howe of Belding, Orville Howe, Jr., Kankakee, Ill.; one step-son, Lyle Bissell, Belding; six sisters, Mrs. Flora Best, Alma, Mrs. Celia McManus, Flint, Mrs. Etta Richardson, Owosso, Mrs. Cora Brown, Mt. Clemens, Mrs. Evia Robertson, New York City, Mrs. Beulah Reed, Phoenix, Ariz., two brothers, Dempster Howe, Owosso, Earl Howe, Raymond, Washington; 40 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren.
   Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at Huffman Funeral Home with the Rev. Ralph Dean of Central Methodist church officiating.  Burial was in Rest Haven Memory Garden.
   Pallbearers were Robert Martin, Arthur Hunsicker, Donald Titler, John House, Lewis McKee, Walter Mitchell, Ralph Tanner, Ransome Cairns.

SSDI says he was born on Sept. 28, 1902 and died Dec. 1964. Does not show middle initial.

Sandy Campbell has middle initial as N.

Orvill Nelson HOWE was born 28 SEP 1902.

1. ↑ 1920 census of Owosso, Shiawassee County, Michigan, ED number 240
   p. 6B.
2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 George D. Rollins. Rollins Family Tree.
3. ↑ 1910 Census of Redondo township, Los Angeles, California
   p. 1.
4. ↑ Obituary of Orville E. Howe.
5. ↑ ^5.0 5.1 Social Security Death Index.
6. ↑ Online obituary of Bonita Irene (Howe) Mosier.

   daughter of Orville Earl Howe