Andrew Leo Howe, age 36 of Orlando, passed away on Wednesday, June 15. He was born on November 25, 1974 in Ft. Wayne, IN to Kenneth Howe and Joy Smith Howe. He was an elementary school teacher.
He was preceded in death by his step-mother, Rosalie M. Howe; grandparents, George and Marie Howe; grandfather, Leo Smith; uncle Larry Smith; aunt, Jenny Smith. He is survived by his daughter, Sophia Marie Howe of Orlando; father, Kenneth Howe of Ft. Wayne, IN; mother and step-father, Joy and Joseph Spoto of Tampa; brother, Robert Howe of Ft. Wayne, IN; sister, Holly Diffendarfer of Red Lion, PA; grandmother, Romaine Smith of Woodstock, GA; many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends on Friday, June 17 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Newcomer Funeral Home, 895 S. Goldenrod Road, Orlando.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 18 at 3:00 PM at the Risen Savior Lutheran Church, 1331 S. Alafaya Trail, Orlando. The family will also receive friends at the church from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM prior to the service. Interment will take place in Auburn, IN. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Special Fund for Risen Savior School.