Clyde Howe

So the Old Man went out with a bang. Rest assured, his sarcasm and use of 4 letter words will be truly missed. Clyde Howe, aged 60, passed away on 12-14-2016. A celebration of his life will be held at 3:00 pm Friday, March 31, at the Eagles Club, 313 N 26th St, Bismarck. Visitation will be held one hour prior at the Eagles Club. Clyde was born in Minot, North Dakota on 7-26-1956 to his parents, Warren and Cecilia Howe. He graduated from Red River High School in Grand Forks, ND. He attended the North Dakota State School of Science in Wahpeton, ND and graduated with Associate degrees in Applied Science in Electronic Technology and Electrical Technology in May 1980. Clyde served in the United States Navy as a radio man 3rd class who was stationed at Adak, Alaska — active duty until November 1976, then Naval Reserve with honorable discharge in August 1980. Clyde then married Julie Hallan (divorced) and raised 3 strong, independent children. He worked as an Instrumentation and Control Technician at Minnkota Power Cooperative for more than 36 years. In 2012, Clyde married Elizabeth Wolff whom further taught him patience and kindness. Clyde loved to ride his motorcycle, go cruising around in his slingshot, go kayaking and canoeing, cheer on the Bismarck Bobcats, and was well known for his home butchering and sausage making. Clyde was very social and loved to visit his friends and family often. Clyde is survived by his mother, Cecilia Howe; children, Eric (Nichole) Howe, Tyler Howe, Caitlin (Kristopher) Kanski; brothers, Dwight (Sharon) Howe and Kevin (Mary Jo) Howe, and grandchildren Brekken and Rayne Kanski.