Howard Joseph Finn

March 7, 1930 ~ February 15, 2016

Howard Finn long time Red Bluff, CA resident and fourth generation Californian passed away February 16, 2016 in Redding, CA. Howard was born March 7, 1930 in San Francisco the son of Howard J. Finn Sr. and Florence Olson Finn.

He attended St. Ignatius High School in the city and later graduated from the University of California Berkley where he was a member of the Chi Phi fraternity.

He joined the U.S. Air Force and served as a fighter pilot in the 458th Strategic Fighter Squadron near the end of the Korean conflict.

After college, Howard abandoned big city life and pursued careers in shipping, ranching and timber while living in Eureka, Yreka, Redding and Red Bluff.

He developed long enduring friendships and was a member of the Bohemian Club, Frontier Boys, Rancheros Vistadores, and a past member of the Pacific Union Club and the Ingomar Club (Eureka).

Howard enjoyed a life-long romance with horses; whether involved in raising them, working cattle, trail-riding or packing into the Marble Mountain Wilderness. He always had a Lab by his side and he greatly enjoyed his family.

Howard is survived by his wife, Sharen Finn, his daughter Karen and son-in-law Glen Wells; three grandchildren Finn, Madeline and Tucker Wells and his sister Barbara Bentley. He also leaves a nephew Howard Bentley, three step-sons, Jess McKenzie, Cody McKenzie and wife Stephanie, Isaac McKenzie and wife Lisa and seven step-grandchildren, Austin, Dallas, Kennedy, Stevie Lynn, Riley, Courtney and Chase.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Red Bluff, CA on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at 1 p.m. Contributions in his memory may be made to Sacred Heart Catholic Church Scholarship fund, 2355 Monroe Street, Red Bluff, CA.

Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers Funeral Home is assisting the family.