Howard E. Ghee

Wynantskill-Howard E. Ghee, 90 passed away on Saturday October 12, 2019 at Samaritan Hospital.

Born in Poughkeepsie, NY, he was the son of Clarence Ghee and Charlotte Zettl Ghee and the loving husband to Janis Martin Ghee.

Howard served in the United States Army during the Korean War. He worked for New York Telephone as a phone engineer for thirty five years retiring in 1990. Howard was an avid sailor and member of the Saratoga Lake Sailing Club for 45 years.

In addition to his wife Janis, Howard is survived by his two sons Howard (Albert Chin) Ghee, Jr. of Woodbridge, Va., and Terry (Lisa) Ghee of St. Leonard, Md., his grandchildren Maureen Ghee and Aidan Ghee, his brother Robert (Terri) Ghee of Pleasant Valley, NY.

Family and friends are invited and may call from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Wednesday October 16, 2019 at the Wynantskill Funeral Home 294 Whiteview Road, Wynantskill. Burial with military honors will be 12:00 pm on Thursday October 17, 2019 at the Saratoga National Cemetery, Schuylerville.  Family and friends will meet at 10:30 am at funeral home for procession to cemetery.    Raise a pint of Guiness to remember Howard.  Memorial contributions in memory of Howard may be made to Capital City Rescue Mission 259 S. Pearl Street, Albany, NY 12202 or St. Jude Children’s Hospital https://www.stjude.org/donate. The Family wishes to send special thanks to Anna Feldman, RN and Dr. William T. Robinson for their support and care.

Please visit www.wynantskillfh.com. 

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