Louise H. (Hagman) Howatt

HOLDEN/PAXTON – Louise H. (Hagman) Howatt, 90, died peacefully on Friday, February 14, 2014, under the loving care of her family and the staff at Tatnuck Park in Worcester. Louise was born in Winthrop in 1923, the daughter of Charles A. Hagman and Dawn Thorndike Gleason Hagman. She was raised and educated in Winthrop and graduated from Worcester State College with a degree in history.



In 1962 Louise moved with her husband and family to Holden where the family resided for 42 years before moving to Paxton in 2003. She was an active member of her community her entire life. While living in Holden she spent many years as an IRS volunteer preparing taxes for the elderly in Worcester County. Louise served as Assistant Treasurer for the Home for the Blind in Worcester and worked for the Holden Board of Health. She was a secretary to the Planning Board for the Town of Holden, before becoming a member of the Board. For several years she worked with her church youth group.



Louise was an accomplished golfer and competed in golf matches with the Women’s Golf Association of Massachusetts for many years. She continued to enjoy playing tennis and golf well into her senior years. After moving to Paxton she became an active member of the Paxton Senior Center. Louise accompanied by her husband, George, could be found walking the Wachusett Greenways well into her 80’s.



She is survived by her loving husband of 66 years, George (Bud) F. Howatt, Jr. of Worcester; their children, Nancy Wilson and her husband, Robert of Amherst, NH, Carol D. Costello of Marblehead, and William D. Howatt and his wife, Laurel of Rutland; six grandchildren, Craig Wilson and his wife, Moray, Alexander Wilson and his wife, Johanna, Kevin Costello, Kristen Black and her husband, Stephen, Jason Stoyanoff and his wife, Dianna, and Lindsay Brown and her fiancée, Melanie Maness; several great-grandchildren, Madeline, Georgia Louise and Audrey Wilson, Avery and Carolyn Black and Cooper Stoyanoff; and a sister, Dawn Cuthell of Hoboken, NJ. She was predeceased by a sister, Marjory Caraker and a brother, Charles A. Hagman, Jr.



It was Louise’s expressed wish that there be no calling hours or memorial service. For those who wish to honor her memory, it was her desire that you pause in your day to give something back to the family and community that nourishes you. Miles Funeral Home, 1158 Main Street, Holden is assisting the family with arrangements. To share a memory or to offer online condolence, please "Sign the Guest book" on this page.