Gary Allen Howe

Gary was born Jan. 7,1950 to Earnest and Helen Miller Howe. He graduated from Pine Valley Central School in 1968. After graduation, he traveled to Southern California where he drove fuel tankers and all sizes of trucks. He also ran a small auto repair shop in El Cajon. He loved the desert, dune buggies and motorcycles. Upon returning to Western New York, he reopened his father’s auto repair shop at the family home “on the corner walk and don’t walk in metro Cherry Creek”. He expanded the Shop with many lifts and specialty tools. He was famous for his sense of humor and gifting people with nick names He also loved animals, especially his dog Charley, cats Oskar and Gracie and his late dog Harley Diego Davidson Howe.

He is survived by his family he never knew he needed or wanted, fiance, “girltoy” Shelley Ellis Lincoln, Danielle (Bradley) Blasco, Derrick (Amanda) Lincoln, grandchildren, Alexander “Xanman” Lincoln, who reminds everyone that grandpa Gary says everything is just “ducky”, Makenna “Kenna” and Greyson “Grey” Blasco, common law and Mother in Law Janice Ellis, sisters Sharon Howe Sweeting of Gerry, NY and her Petrusevski family, Renata (Goce) and grandsons Viktor and Stefan of Fairfax VA; Kathleen (Larry) Brumagin of Cattaraugus NY and her family daughter Meredith Bonn of Rochester NY, granddaughter Ashley (Ryan) Probsts, children Thomas, Anthony and Rose of Rochester NY and a niece Emma Bonn of Rochester, NY a son Jerry Manioci of North Bend, WA and Russell Chamberlin of PA.

Gary is predeceased by his parents, Earnest and Helen Miller Howe and brother-in-law Lester Sweeting

Gary was a member of the Ellington Rod and Gun Club, Lakewood Rod and Gun Club and the Loyal Order of the Moose and Elks Club.

A celebration of his life for family and friends will be held at a later date.

Arrangements entrusted to DiStasio Funeral Home Inc. South Dayton, NY.

Online condolences may be made at www.distasiofuneralhome.com.