HOWE, Thomas Patrick 1984 - 2018

HOWE, BEISKER, MESCHER, COOPER, DECKER

Posted By: Cindy Maust Smith (email)
Date: 8/22/2020 at 11:19:48

The Standard Newspaper, April 5, 2018, Waukon, Iowa

Thomas P. Howe, 34, of Arvada, CO, formerly of Waukon, died Thursday, March 29, 2018 at his home. Funeral services were held Saturday, April 7 at Martin Funeral Home in Waukon. Private family burial will be held later.

Thomas Patrick Howe was born January 19, 1984 in Waukon. He was the son of Wayne and Janice (Beisker) Howe. Tom was baptized and confirmed at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Waukon, graduated from Waukon High School in 2002, where he participated in football and wrestling.

After attending the University of Iowa, he worked for several construction companies in the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City area. While there, he was the head wrestling coach at Regina High School in Iowa City. Tom later moved to Colorado Springs and then Arvada, CO, where he has owned and operated "Ask Howe Construction." He did projects of his own as well as subcontracting.

Tom was always active and competitive. He was a self-taught quitar player, completed RAGBRAI when it ended in Dubuque, and was a fan of all sports, particularly Iowa wrestling. Spending time with his friends usually involved a game of darts, golf or volleyball. The mountain life suited him well as he enjoyed hiking, biking, camping and skiing in the Colorado Rockies.

Survivors include his partner, Callie Mescher, and their seven-month-old daughter, Ruby; his parents, Wayne and Janice Howe of Waukon; his siblings: Angela (Ron) Cooper of Lansing, Becky (Brad) Decker of Luana, John Howe and Dan (Linsey) Howe, both of Waukon, and Zach (Katie Kotz) Howe of Dubuque; a sister-in-law, Shelly Howe of Waukon; his grandmother, Arlene Beisker of Waukon; and several nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. He is preceded in death by his brother, Matt, and his grandparents, Charles and Lorna Howe and John Beisker.