Obituary for Mildred Lucy Howarth
Menands – Miss Mildred Lucy Howarth peacefully entered into eternal life on August 17, 2022 surrounded by the love of her family. She was 108 years old.
Born at home in Cohoes on June 13, 1914, Mildred was one of five children born to the late John W. and Lucy Rose (Llanes) Howarth. Her siblings, Elaine Grace Crannell, Louise Edna Howarth, John Stanley Howarth and Edna Louise Dominski all preceded her in death.
Mildred resided in Cohoes until the age of ten when her family relocated to the Village of Menands. She would reside in the Village for the next ninety years. Following her retirement, Mildred lived with and cared for her mother until her passing in 1973.
Mildred was a graduate of Watervliet High School and would later further her education at the Mildred Elly Secretarial School. Soon after her graduation she took employment with Montgomery Ward & Company in Menands and worked in the office as a bookkeeper and records clerk for more than 30 years before retiring in 1962.
She was a member and former secretary of the Menands Senior Citizens and enjoyed the times spent with her friends and taking trips with the group. Mildred was devout in her Catholic faith and was a parishioner of St. Joan of Arc Church in Menands where she was a member of the Altar Rosary Society and served as the organization’s secretary. As a long-time Village of Menands resident, Mildred was lovingly known to many as “Aunt Millie”. She was always community minded and enjoyed being active in village affairs. Mildred enjoyed reading and playing bingo scratch off tickets.
Mildred’s family wishes to extend their heartfelt thanks to the staffs of Elderwood Village, Shaker Place, St. Peter’s Hospice Inn and the Community Hospice of Albany County for their kindness and care given to Mildred and her family.
Mildred is survived by several generations of nieces and nephews including Paul Dominski, Jean Parker, Lynn England and the late Joan Filkins.
A funeral Mass for Mildred will be celebrated by the Reverend Kofi Ntsiful-Amissah, pastor on Saturday at 9 am in St. Joan of Arc Church, Menands. The Rite of Committal and interment will follow in St. Joseph’s Cemetery Waterford, where Mildred will be buried with her parents. Friends are invited to attend and may also visit with Mildred’s family on Friday, from 4 until 6 pm at Cummings Funeral Home, 643 Third Avenue, Watervliet.
Donations, in memory of Mildred L. Howarth, may be made to the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society, 3 Oakland Avenue, Menands, NY 12204 or to the Community Hospice, Gift Processing Center, 310 South Manning Blvd., Albany, NY 12208
Born at home in Cohoes on June 13, 1914, Mildred was one of five children born to the late John W. and Lucy Rose (Llanes) Howarth. Her siblings, Elaine Grace Crannell, Louise Edna Howarth, John Stanley Howarth and Edna Louise Dominski all preceded her in death.
Mildred resided in Cohoes until the age of ten when her family relocated to the Village of Menands. She would reside in the Village for the next ninety years. Following her retirement, Mildred lived with and cared for her mother until her passing in 1973.
Mildred was a graduate of Watervliet High School and would later further her education at the Mildred Elly Secretarial School. Soon after her graduation she took employment with Montgomery Ward & Company in Menands and worked in the office as a bookkeeper and records clerk for more than 30 years before retiring in 1962.
She was a member and former secretary of the Menands Senior Citizens and enjoyed the times spent with her friends and taking trips with the group. Mildred was devout in her Catholic faith and was a parishioner of St. Joan of Arc Church in Menands where she was a member of the Altar Rosary Society and served as the organization’s secretary. As a long-time Village of Menands resident, Mildred was lovingly known to many as “Aunt Millie”. She was always community minded and enjoyed being active in village affairs. Mildred enjoyed reading and playing bingo scratch off tickets.
Mildred’s family wishes to extend their heartfelt thanks to the staffs of Elderwood Village, Shaker Place, St. Peter’s Hospice Inn and the Community Hospice of Albany County for their kindness and care given to Mildred and her family.
Mildred is survived by several generations of nieces and nephews including Paul Dominski, Jean Parker, Lynn England and the late Joan Filkins.
A funeral Mass for Mildred will be celebrated by the Reverend Kofi Ntsiful-Amissah, pastor on Saturday at 9 am in St. Joan of Arc Church, Menands. The Rite of Committal and interment will follow in St. Joseph’s Cemetery Waterford, where Mildred will be buried with her parents. Friends are invited to attend and may also visit with Mildred’s family on Friday, from 4 until 6 pm at Cummings Funeral Home, 643 Third Avenue, Watervliet.
Donations, in memory of Mildred L. Howarth, may be made to the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society, 3 Oakland Avenue, Menands, NY 12204 or to the Community Hospice, Gift Processing Center, 310 South Manning Blvd., Albany, NY 12208