Michael C. Howe a lifelong resident of New York City, died Thursday, February 16, 2012 at New York Hospital. He was 76. The son of the late Amos and Lena Cox Howe, he was born on November 6, 1935. Friends may call from 2-5pm and 7-9pm Monday, February 20, 2012 at Walter B. Cooke Funeral Home, 352 E 87th Street, New York City. Services will be at 10am on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at St. Francis de Sales R.C. Church, New York City. Burial will be in the Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York.