Richard C. Howe

October 14, 1956 - April 26, 2022

Richard Charles “Rich” Howe, 65, of Beloit, WI, passed away at Beloit Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 with his wife, Lynnette by his side, after a courageous battle with lung cancer. He was born on October 14, 1956 in Chicago, IL, the son of Paul and Margaret (Buszin) Howe. Rich was a 1974 Parkview High School, Orfordville, WI, graduate. He married Lynnette Shetler on September 2, 1977 in Luther Valley Church. Rich started his working career for his family’s business Allstate Disposal Service, followed by Valley Sanitation of Madison, Rock Disposal and several other companies for over 40 years until his retirement in 2018. He enjoyed playing cards and visiting the local casinos. Rich liked trap shooting and going on fishing trips to Canada and North Dakota. He was a proud member of the Saturday Morning Howe Family Breakfast Club. Survivors include his wife, Lynnette; son, Richard Christian (Ashton) Howe of Frederick, MD; granddaughter, Paisley Howe; siblings, Paul C. Howe of Jacksonville, FL, Martin J. (Marlene) Howe, Lois J. (David) Hebb, Kirk S. (Deb) Howe all of Beloit, WI, Karen (Charlie) Wilson of South Beloit, IL and James C. (Sherlyn) Howe of Beloit, WI; numerous nieces and nephews; and many many friends. Richard will be dearly missed by the entire Woloszyn family. Rich was predeceased by his parents; brother, Mark A. Howe; nephews, Michael J. Howe and Paul C. Howe; and significant other, Dawn Johnson. A Visitation of Remembrance for Rich will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Monday, May 2, 2022 in the Daley Murphy Wisch & Associates Funeral Home and Crematorium, 2355 Cranston Rd., Beloit, WI.