Loren Cleve Howard

Obituary for Loren Cleve Howard

March 1, 1935 to October, 27, 2025

Loren Cleve Howard was born on March 1, 1935 in Windsor, Vermont, across the Connecticut River from his boyhood home in Cornish, New Hampshire.

Loren peacefully passed from this Earth on Monday, October 27 at 11:30 AM in the Special Care Unit of the hospital in Newark, Delaware.

He was the second of six children born to Ralph and Agnes Howard. In his immediate family he was predeceased by his older brother, Ralph Junior, also known as Gary. He was survived by sisters Carol, Judy and Nancy, as well as a younger brother Cedric.

On Saturday, October 25, his wife Yvonne Howard went to visit Loren at the hospital at 10:00 AM. He gave his wife a hug and said, “I love you,” for the last time.

Those were his last words. He had no energy for long good-byes. He only wanted his pain and labored breathing to cease.

Until the very end of his more than ninety years of life, his life had been full in ways he wanted it to be. He had time to teach Art, and spend time with family and friends.

But, in addition, he also had time to pursue his passions for the Arts through drawing and painting, as well as creating unique ceramic pieces into everything from mugs to floor lamps to one-of-a kind sculptures.

He found time to downhill ski and to hike in the White Mountains. He had time to serve the Community through acting in community theater productions. In the summers he canoed the wilds of Canada and grab afternoon naps!

From summer employer, and renowned author, J.D. Salinger, Loren learned life transforming gifts of relating to all kinds of people and circumstance and seeking the value of all.

He saw the importance of lifelong learning and trying new things, such as garlic and onions. He also learned from J.D. about humbling yourself to play “pick-up” baseball with Windsor kids.

He also experienced the value of moving on beyond the confines and security of Cornish, New Hampshire.

When Loren graduated from high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Since he was mechanically inclined, and because of his desire to move beyond the boundaries of his early life, he worked hard and rose to the rank of Machinist Mate.

Rather than being content as a non-commissioned officer, he left the Navy when he had served his term, he applied and was bound for college at Bemidji State College in Bemidji, Minnesota. While there he discovered the joys and value of the Arts, not only as a means of expression, but also as a way coping and having a productive life beyond the fears and uncertainties of life on the City streets.

Do not think of Loren as being “gone”.

We still have memories of times spent with him. We can still look at his beautiful landscape paintings on the walls of our homes or the restaurants we go to.

In the evenings we turn on the exquisite ceramic lamps, or transform an ordinary bouquet or daisies into something unique by placing them in one of his hand-built, fired clay vases.

He did not pass away. He will always be with us.

Amen!

Arrangements by Foulk Funeral Home of West Grove, PA.