Howard Bradford Darish, age 76, died on Thursday, May 25, 2018 in Orlando, Florida, peacefully surrounded by his loving family and friends. Born on October 29, 1941 and raised in Chelsea, MA, Howard's incredible work ethic began at an early age with his first job at a local drugstore when he was just 10 years old. He was a proud member of the Chelsea High School Class of '59 and the drum and bugle corps. While enlisted in the Air Force National Guard and attending Northeastern University at night he met the love of his life and future wife, Mary. During his professional career from NCR to Vacuum Industries to C.I. Hayes, Howard made many friends and even more so into his retirement.  A resident of the Monarch Country Club in Palm City, Florida for the last 20 years, he and his wife Mary enjoyed a lively retirement golfing and enjoying the company of friends. As a member of the Monarch HOA and self-imposed "computer fix-it guy", Howard poured his love into the Monarch Community for which he was extremely proud. His biggest pride and joy in life however was his family, with whom he recently had the pleasure of celebrating his 50th wedding anniversary to his love, Mary, in the Bahamas.  Howard is survived by his cherished wife Mary (Ciarametaro) Darish; his children, daughter and son-in-law, Kristen (Darish) Kelley and Christopher Kelley of Nashua, NH, daughter Nancy Darish and her partner Jason Walker of Medford, MA, and three adored grandchildren Nicholas, Sarah and Julia Kelley of Nashua, NH.

A gathering and a celebration of life will be held on Monday, June 11, 2018 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at the Forest Hills Funeral Home, Palm City, FL.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial donations be made in Howard's name to the Caring Children Clothing Children organization ( www.4cmartin.org ) to which he and Mary donated much of their time, or to the Bartch Transplant House ( https://www.fhtransplant.com/ patient-resources/bartch- transplant-house )