STAFFORD, JR., Howard Ernest

The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona, Saturday, December 12, 2015 Howard Ernest Stafford Jr. Passed away Dec. 7, 2015 joining his beloved wife of 63 years, Norma (Butler) Stafford. He was born in Glastonbury, Connecticut, Feb. 28, 1925 to Howard Stafford, Sr. and Madeline (Dunham) Stafford. Howard joined the Army in 1943 and served as an artillery spotter in the 8th Armored Division in WWII. He inspected aircraft engines for Pratt & Whitney and later moved to Phoenix in 1959 to work for the Post Office. As a member of Ss. Simon & Jude Parish, he was a greeter and Sacristan. In 1998, he attended Sacred Heart Parish in Prescott. Howard is survived by his daughters, Sr. Terri Stafford and Eileen Frazier (Patrick); grandchildren, Jenna and Brendan; and sister Helen Walker. Visitation will be at 10 a.m., Rosary at 10:30 a.m. and a Funeral Mass at 11 a.m., Monday, Dec. 14, 2015 at Ss. Simon and Jude Cathedral, 6351 N. 27th Ave., Phoenix. Interment will follow at 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona. In lieu of flowers, donations appreciated to IBVM Loreto Sisters' Retirement Fund, 6351 N. 27th Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85017. Information provided by survivors.