Sam Howard Funeral Set – originally published in the Los Angeles Examiner, Thursday, November 24, 1955
Services for Sam (Shemp),Howard. 59. a member of the movie comedy team. “The Three Stooges.” will be held tomorrow at 1 p.m. at the Home of Peace Cemetery.
Mr. Howard. under contract to Columbia Studios for the past 23 vears. died of an acute coronarv occlusion late Tues. dav night as he was being driven from his home at 10522 Riverside drive. North Holly wood. to St. Joseph’s Hospital Burbank.
The comedian leaves his widow. Gertrude: a son, Morton. and two brothers, Benjamin and Joe.
Services are under the direction of Malinow & Simons Mortuarv.