Dennis Howard

Dennis G. Howard, 59, of Menlo, WA was found deceased in his home on September 12, 2017. He had recently been treated for skin cancer. Dennis was born July 14, 1958 in Kansas City, Missouri to Dennis M. and Regina A. (Carrigan) Howard.

Dennis was employed in the field of computer software development with a call center helping clients.

Dennis is survived by his daughter Anatola K. Howard; former wife Chun Yang Shu, his father Dennis M. Howard, and stepmother Anne Howard, three sisters; Maura (Paul) Hein, Regina Wilckens and Margaret Howard; two half-brothers Stephen (Nissa) Howard, and Thomas (Stefanie) Howard, and half-sister Elizabeth Howard (Aaron Mattheis); nieces, nephews and grand-nephews. He was preceded in death by his brother Edward and George Howard and sister Eva (Howard) Monaghan. His mother Regina (Carrigan) Howard passed away on January 1, 2018.

He graduated from Rockhurst High School and the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and he also took flying lessons and computer courses. Dennis was an Eagle Scout and he had a lifelong interest in nature. He enjoyed traveling and hiking with his daughter. Before moving to Menlo several years ago, Dennis lived in Kansas City, MO; Fairlawn, NJ, Portland, OR and Seattle, WA.

A mass of Christian burial will be held for Dennis in his hometown of Kansas City, MO at Visitation Catholic Church, 5141 Main, at 10 am on Saturday, January 13, 2018. A private graveside service will be held at a later date. Memorial masses were said in Raymond, WA, Morristown, NJ, and Kansas City, MO.

Friends and family are encouraged to make charitable contributions in his memory to Greenpeace, the Sierra Club, Smile Train, or the American Cancer Society.