Here's the New York Times obit of Howard Morris. In it, you'll note, Mel Brooks tells the story of how he went along when Howie went down to the Hudson River to scatter the ashes of his recently-cremated father. It was a very funny tale when either of them told it…but the Times doesn't mention that Mel used the situation in his movie, Life Stinks, in which Howie had a nice role. In the film, it was the ashes of Howie's character that were being scattered. I have a feeling we're going to hear this anecdote at the funeral on Friday.
Howie, by the way, was in the just-mentioned "Ann-Margrock" episode of The Flintstones. He provided the voice of her agent.