Martha Jean Storm Howe, of Sarasota, Florida, formerly of Millbrook, New York, passed peacefully on Friday, August 5th at The Springs at Lake Point Woods in Sarasota. Born December 9, 1930, Jean was the daughter of the late Harold C. Storm of Highland Beach, Florida, and the late Mildred (Drymon) Brown of Sarasota, and beloved sister of Richard Storm, also of Sarasota. Jean spent her childhood in Mahopac, New York. She is survived by her five children, William D. Howe and his wife, Elise, of Clayton, North Carolina; James H. Howe and his wife, Lori, of Sherborn, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Storm Howe of Mattapoisett, Massachusetts; Sarah Howe Ainsley and her husband, Spencer, of Poughkeepsie, New York; and Reid Hobson Howe of Poughkeepsie, New York. Dear grandmother to Jamie Wolf, Lauren Shea, Christiana Howe, Alexander Howe, Storm Ainsley and Savanna Ainsley, and great-grandmother to Lydia Wolf. Jean led a vibrant and active life. She was a remarkable interior designer and watercolor artist. For many years, she owned and operated a design shop in Katonah, New York. Family and friends are kindly invited to her funeral service and burial on Saturday, August 20, at 2:30pm, at the Hopewell Reformed Church, 143 Beekman Road, Hopewell Junction, New York.
