Benjamin David Howe, Jr., 85 was born on July 6, 1937 and passed away on January 31, 2023. He was the beloved husband of 59 years to Fay (nee Roush); loving father of James (Lori), Jonathan (Suzie), and Lisa (Scott) Perlow; dear grandfather of Allison (Riley) Larkin, Erica, Abigail, Trevor, Amanda, Dylan Perlow, and Brecken Perlow.
Dave was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. After graduating from Purdue University in 1959 with a BS in chemical engineering, he worked at DuPont in Nashville, Tennessee for two years. After that time, he moved to Illinois to work at Universal Oil Products Company (UOP) located in Des Plaines, where he worked for 38 years. At UOP, he met his wife-to-be, Fay, and they spent many wonderful years raising their family in Lincolnshire, Illinois.
In lieu of flowers a memorial contribution may be made to the Parkinson’s Foundation: www.Parkinson.org
Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday, February 9, 2023 from 3:00 PM – 8:00 PM with a Prayer Service at 6:00 PM at Oehler Funeral Home, 2099 Miner St. Des Plaines, IL 60016.
The inurnment will be on Friday, February 10, 2023 at 11:30 AM at Ridgewood Memorial Park Cemetery, 9900 N. Milwaukee Ave. Des Plaines, IL 60016.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.OehlerFuneralHome.com for the Howe family.