It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing at home of Joel Everett Howe, "Slabman", at the age of 40. He was born on May 2nd, 1970 in Fredericton, NB. Joel is survived by his wife, Pat (Ferris); daughter, Alanna; parents, Everett and Helen (Wood) Howe; siblings, Gloria (Andre) Pouliot, Gary Howe, Mark (Jocelyn) Howe, Matthew (Janice) Howe and Paulianne (Brian Higgins)Howe; mother-in-law, Dorothy Ferris; sister-in-law, Cynthia Ferris; nieces and nephews, Melanie Parker, Justin Howe, Scott Howe, Nicholas Howe, Ryan Howe, Zachary Higgins and Alex Higgins; as well as several aunts, uncles and cousins. Joel was predeceased by his grandparents, Elzie and Greta (Harrison) Howe and Lawrence and Alice Wood; and uncles, Terry Wood, Leon Howe, William Howe and father-in-law, Russell Ferris. He will be sadly missed.
There will be no visitation by request. The family will hold a private memorial service officiated by Mr. Johann Grimm. Friends are invited to reception at 9 Portage Road in French Lake at 3 pm on Friday, January 7th, 2010. For those who wish, donations in Joel's memory can be made to the charity of their choice. Online condolences can be made at www.oromoctofh.com, 357-5100.