Leslie F. Howe, age 80, of Troy, OH passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at his residence. He was born on March 21, 1936 in Dayton, OH to the late Henry F. and Dorothy (Wolff) Howe.

Les is survived by his wife of 20 years: Vivian (Paul) Hines Howe; two daughters: Cynthia (Lee) Butler and Shelly (Ron) Erickson both of Wyoming; one son: Russell (Tawn) Howe of Wyoming; three stepdaughters: Penny Hines of Medway, Bethany (Doug) Covault of Troy and Holly (Greg) Stone of West Chester; stepson: Cary (LeeAnn) Hines of West Chester; two sisters: Darlene Drescher of NC and Muriel (Jim) Connolly of Troy; seven grandchildren, eight step-grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Les was preceded in death by his brother-in-law: Carl Drescher.

Les served his country in the US Air Force.  He was a graduate of The Ohio State University.  He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite Valley of Dayton, American Legion and the WACO Historical Society.  He retired from General Motors Company after 27-plus years of service.  After retirement he enjoyed being a motorcycle instructor and driving for Riverside.

Services will be held at 10:00AM on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at the Baird Funeral Home, Troy, OH with Tom Looker officiating.  Interment will be held in Woodland Cemetery, Dayton, OH with Veteran Memorial Honor Guard services at the graveside. The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:30PM on Friday, December 2, 2016 at the funeral home with Masonic Services to follow at 7:30PM.  Memorial contributions may be made to Wordsower International, 16960 Sidney-Plattsville Road, Sidney, OH 45365; WACO Historical Society, 1865 S. County Road 25A, Troy, OH 45373 or Hospice of Miami County, PO Box 502, Troy, OH 45373.

Condolences may be expressed to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.