Howard W. Conrad

A Funeral Service for Howard Wesley Conrad has been scheduled for 10:00 AM, Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at Broken Arrow First Church of the Nazarene. Burial will follow at Bixby Cemetery under the direction of Hayhurst Funeral Home. Howard Wesley Conrad was born in Arkansas City, Kansas on Sunday, January 6, 1929, the son of Carol Wesley and Alma Mae (Newman) Conrad. He died in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma on Saturday, January 28, 2017. He was 88 years of age. Howard was born on a farm owned by his maternal grandparents. In the 7th grade, the family moved to Bixby to farm. He drove the family to Oklahoma at the age of 12. After graduating from Bixby High School, he attended Oklahoma A & M (now OSU). In 1952, he began work at Douglas Aircraft. He served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954. After his service in the Army, he returned to work at Douglas Aircraft, where he was employed until his retirement in 1994. Howard married the former Miss Patsy “Pat” Schmitz on September 17, 1961 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They raised a family of four boys in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Howard enjoyed singing in choirs and soloing for approximately 60 years. He was always involved in music, playing the accordion, saxophone, and synthesizer. He was extremely interested in electronics. In 1963, he built a Tic-Tac-Toe game with relays. He also had one of the first in-home computers and printers. Howard was passionate about his family attending church. He was a member at Broken Arrow First Church of the Nazarene. He was involved with numerous Work and Witness Mission trips with his sons and church friends. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Broken Arrow First Church of the Nazarene - Work and Witness, 401 W. New Orleans St., Broken Arrow, OK 74011. Howard is survived by, Wife of 55 years, Pat (Schmitz) Conrad, Broken Arrow, OK Sons, Scott Conrad and wife Elizabeth, Broken Arrow, OK Steve Conrad and wife Michelle, Tulsa, OK Shawn Conrad and wife Stephanie, Bethany, OK Stacey Conrad and wife Sara, Siloam Springs, AR Grandchildren, Emily Monlux, Andrew Abbott, Patrick, Phillip, McKinley, Kennedy, Reagan, Rachel, Marcus, and Michael (Manny) Conrad Great-Grandchildren, Kyden, Parker, and Kassie Monlux Siblings, Phyllis Otto, Raleigh, NC Orville Conrad, Branson, MO Lois Burkholder and husband Charlie, Dayes, MD Ann Jordan and husband Wayne, Tahlequah, OK Many Nieces, Nephews, Cousins, and Friends He was preceded in death by his parents, sister, Della Cousins, and brother Donald Conrad.

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Howard W. Conrad

January 6, 1929 - January 28, 2017