Thomas J. Howell, 77,

Thomas J. Howell, 77, of Cecil, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2014 at his residence.

Tom was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on June 22, 1936 the son of the late Joseph & Ruth (Whippert) Howell.

He worked at Schwerman Trucking & also farmed. He always enjoyed his time away camping & fishing at Morrison Lake.

On July 6, 1957 he married Barbara Glass.

He will be sadly missed by his wife, Barbara; children, Karen (John) Baldwin of Cecil, Amy (Mark) Rager of Paulding & Brock (Shelly) of Cecil; grandchildren, Jeremy, Gina, Kevin, Jr., Shanna, Justin, Skylar, Connor & Kaylin; great grandchildren, A.J., Cameron, Colton, Summer, Brooke, Joey, Henry & Roman.

His son, Kevin, preceded him in death in 1999.

His service is at 11 am on Wednesday, January 15th, with viewing one hour prior to the service at Dooley Funeral Home, Antwerp, where viewing is also Tuesday, 2-4 & 6-8 pm.

He will be laid to rest at Rochester Cemetery.

Memorials are to Cecil Fire Department.

Condolences and fond memories may be shared at www.dooleyfuneralhome.com