Rose was the daughter of Kura Zweifel.
In April 1909, Clarence Browning buried his 2 year old son, Hubert and a month later, his second wife, Florence, succumbed to tuberculosis. The widow Browning, lived on a 47 acre farm on Keefer Hwy, with his 8 year old daughter, Harriet.
He met a lovely lady named Miss Rose Marie Zwifel on a train and after a whirlwind courtship, proposed. He drove his horse and buggy to the Portland depot and picked up his fiancé' and they were united in marriage on July 1, 1914 by Rev. John H. Stewart of the Baptist Church in Portland.
Their first born child, Clarence Jr. was born on June 10, 1915. After the birth, a relative of Rose's traveled to Portland to see the new baby. It was apparant life on the farm was difficult and that the Brownings needed more income, the cousin suggested Rose open the farm as a summer resort for city people. It was large home with 9 bedrooms and a large dining room. Rose and Clarence both agreed it would be worth a try, Rose was a wonderful cook and her husband raised chickens.
Rose worked hard all winter to prepare for the guests, cleaning the farmhouse and gathering extra linens, she learned to wallpaper, even wallpapering the outhouse. The following spring, Rose placed an advertisement in the Detroit newspaper for the Shady Rest Summer Resort in Portland, serving homemade chicken dinners, good fishing and fresh country air. The Shady Rest Resort opened on Memorial day and would close on Labor Day.
Of course there was no electricity, no running water and an outhouse. Clarence met guests at the depot with his horse and buggy and delivered the guests and their trunks to the Shady Rest Summer Resort.
After the first season, Rose advertised the Shady Rest as a Summer Resort for "Jewish guests", who came and stayed the entire summer. Rose remembered the Jewish cooking she had learned in Chicago and put it to good use. The dining room was large and the overflow sat on the porch. The resort flourished and the Brownings' gave up their own bedroom and made a room in the grainery. It remained in business for 30 years.
Note: Rose and Clarence Browning were the parents of Florence Browning Olmbstead. Her memories of the Shady Rest were recorded by the P.A.H.S.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PauJfzhku9IShe married
Written by Marilynn Johnson
Portland Review & Observer June 13, 1963 -Former Portland Resident Dies in Lansing on Monday;
Mrs. Rose M. Browning, 84 a former resident of the Portland area and widow of Clarence Browning, died Monday morning at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing.
Mrs. Browning had made her home for the past two years with her daughter, Elizabeth Simmons in East Lansing, and had been a patient at the hospital for just one day.
Other survivors include a son, Clarence Jr. , Mrs. Florence Dunham and Mrs. Harriet Kelly, all of Portland; one sister, Mrs.. Clara Roper of Mt. Pleasant, Ill.; 8 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Services were held on Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Neller Funeral Home with Rev. Maurice Christensen of the Portland Baptist Church officiating, Burial in the Portland Cemetery.
Bearers for Mrs.. Browning were Richard Goodwin, Richard Hanson, Joe Goodwin and Arthur Martin.
Burial was June 12, 1963.
In April 1909, Clarence Browning buried his 2 year old son, Hubert and a month later, his second wife, Florence, succumbed to tuberculosis. The widow Browning, lived on a 47 acre farm on Keefer Hwy, with his 8 year old daughter, Harriet.
He met a lovely lady named Miss Rose Marie Zwifel on a train and after a whirlwind courtship, proposed. He drove his horse and buggy to the Portland depot and picked up his fiancé' and they were united in marriage on July 1, 1914 by Rev. John H. Stewart of the Baptist Church in Portland.
Their first born child, Clarence Jr. was born on June 10, 1915. After the birth, a relative of Rose's traveled to Portland to see the new baby. It was apparant life on the farm was difficult and that the Brownings needed more income, the cousin suggested Rose open the farm as a summer resort for city people. It was large home with 9 bedrooms and a large dining room. Rose and Clarence both agreed it would be worth a try, Rose was a wonderful cook and her husband raised chickens.
Rose worked hard all winter to prepare for the guests, cleaning the farmhouse and gathering extra linens, she learned to wallpaper, even wallpapering the outhouse. The following spring, Rose placed an advertisement in the Detroit newspaper for the Shady Rest Summer Resort in Portland, serving homemade chicken dinners, good fishing and fresh country air. The Shady Rest Resort opened on Memorial day and would close on Labor Day.
Of course there was no electricity, no running water and an outhouse. Clarence met guests at the depot with his horse and buggy and delivered the guests and their trunks to the Shady Rest Summer Resort.
After the first season, Rose advertised the Shady Rest as a Summer Resort for "Jewish guests", who came and stayed the entire summer. Rose remembered the Jewish cooking she had learned in Chicago and put it to good use. The dining room was large and the overflow sat on the porch. The resort flourished and the Brownings' gave up their own bedroom and made a room in the grainery. It remained in business for 30 years.
Note: Rose and Clarence Browning were the parents of Florence Browning Olmbstead. Her memories of the Shady Rest were recorded by the P.A.H.S.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PauJfzhku9IShe married
Written by Marilynn Johnson
Portland Review & Observer June 13, 1963 -Former Portland Resident Dies in Lansing on Monday;
Mrs. Rose M. Browning, 84 a former resident of the Portland area and widow of Clarence Browning, died Monday morning at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing.
Mrs. Browning had made her home for the past two years with her daughter, Elizabeth Simmons in East Lansing, and had been a patient at the hospital for just one day.
Other survivors include a son, Clarence Jr. , Mrs. Florence Dunham and Mrs. Harriet Kelly, all of Portland; one sister, Mrs.. Clara Roper of Mt. Pleasant, Ill.; 8 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Services were held on Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Neller Funeral Home with Rev. Maurice Christensen of the Portland Baptist Church officiating, Burial in the Portland Cemetery.
Bearers for Mrs.. Browning were Richard Goodwin, Richard Hanson, Joe Goodwin and Arthur Martin.
Burial was June 12, 1963.
Rose was the daughter of Kura Zweifel.
In April 1909, Clarence Browning buried his 2 year old son, Hubert and a month later, his second wife, Florence, succumbed to tuberculosis. The widow Browning, lived on a 47 acre farm on Keefer Hwy, with his 8 year old daughter, Harriet.
He met a lovely lady named Miss Rose Marie Zwifel on a train and after a whirlwind courtship, proposed. He drove his horse and buggy to the Portland depot and picked up his fiancé' and they were united in marriage on July 1, 1914 by Rev. John H. Stewart of the Baptist Church in Portland.
Their first born child, Clarence Jr. was born on June 10, 1915. After the birth, a relative of Rose's traveled to Portland to see the new baby. It was apparant life on the farm was difficult and that the Brownings needed more income, the cousin suggested Rose open the farm as a summer resort for city people. It was large home with 9 bedrooms and a large dining room. Rose and Clarence both agreed it would be worth a try, Rose was a wonderful cook and her husband raised chickens.
Rose worked hard all winter to prepare for the guests, cleaning the farmhouse and gathering extra linens, she learned to wallpaper, even wallpapering the outhouse. The following spring, Rose placed an advertisement in the Detroit newspaper for the Shady Rest Summer Resort in Portland, serving homemade chicken dinners, good fishing and fresh country air. The Shady Rest Resort opened on Memorial day and would close on Labor Day.
Of course there was no electricity, no running water and an outhouse. Clarence met guests at the depot with his horse and buggy and delivered the guests and their trunks to the Shady Rest Summer Resort.
After the first season, Rose advertised the Shady Rest as a Summer Resort for "Jewish guests", who came and stayed the entire summer. Rose remembered the Jewish cooking she had learned in Chicago and put it to good use. The dining room was large and the overflow sat on the porch. The resort flourished and the Brownings' gave up their own bedroom and made a room in the grainery. It remained in business for 30 years.
Note: Rose and Clarence Browning were the parents of Florence Browning Olmbstead. Her memories of the Shady Rest were recorded by the P.A.H.S.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PauJfzhku9IShe married
Written by Marilynn Johnson
Portland Review & Observer June 13, 1963 -Former Portland Resident Dies in Lansing on Monday;
Mrs. Rose M. Browning, 84 a former resident of the Portland area and widow of Clarence Browning, died Monday morning at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing.
Mrs. Browning had made her home for the past two years with her daughter, Elizabeth Simmons in East Lansing, and had been a patient at the hospital for just one day.
Other survivors include a son, Clarence Jr. , Mrs. Florence Dunham and Mrs. Harriet Kelly, all of Portland; one sister, Mrs.. Clara Roper of Mt. Pleasant, Ill.; 8 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Services were held on Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Neller Funeral Home with Rev. Maurice Christensen of the Portland Baptist Church officiating, Burial in the Portland Cemetery.
Bearers for Mrs.. Browning were Richard Goodwin, Richard Hanson, Joe Goodwin and Arthur Martin.
Burial was June 12, 1963.
In April 1909, Clarence Browning buried his 2 year old son, Hubert and a month later, his second wife, Florence, succumbed to tuberculosis. The widow Browning, lived on a 47 acre farm on Keefer Hwy, with his 8 year old daughter, Harriet.
He met a lovely lady named Miss Rose Marie Zwifel on a train and after a whirlwind courtship, proposed. He drove his horse and buggy to the Portland depot and picked up his fiancé' and they were united in marriage on July 1, 1914 by Rev. John H. Stewart of the Baptist Church in Portland.
Their first born child, Clarence Jr. was born on June 10, 1915. After the birth, a relative of Rose's traveled to Portland to see the new baby. It was apparant life on the farm was difficult and that the Brownings needed more income, the cousin suggested Rose open the farm as a summer resort for city people. It was large home with 9 bedrooms and a large dining room. Rose and Clarence both agreed it would be worth a try, Rose was a wonderful cook and her husband raised chickens.
Rose worked hard all winter to prepare for the guests, cleaning the farmhouse and gathering extra linens, she learned to wallpaper, even wallpapering the outhouse. The following spring, Rose placed an advertisement in the Detroit newspaper for the Shady Rest Summer Resort in Portland, serving homemade chicken dinners, good fishing and fresh country air. The Shady Rest Resort opened on Memorial day and would close on Labor Day.
Of course there was no electricity, no running water and an outhouse. Clarence met guests at the depot with his horse and buggy and delivered the guests and their trunks to the Shady Rest Summer Resort.
After the first season, Rose advertised the Shady Rest as a Summer Resort for "Jewish guests", who came and stayed the entire summer. Rose remembered the Jewish cooking she had learned in Chicago and put it to good use. The dining room was large and the overflow sat on the porch. The resort flourished and the Brownings' gave up their own bedroom and made a room in the grainery. It remained in business for 30 years.
Note: Rose and Clarence Browning were the parents of Florence Browning Olmbstead. Her memories of the Shady Rest were recorded by the P.A.H.S.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PauJfzhku9IShe married
Written by Marilynn Johnson
Portland Review & Observer June 13, 1963 -Former Portland Resident Dies in Lansing on Monday;
Mrs. Rose M. Browning, 84 a former resident of the Portland area and widow of Clarence Browning, died Monday morning at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing.
Mrs. Browning had made her home for the past two years with her daughter, Elizabeth Simmons in East Lansing, and had been a patient at the hospital for just one day.
Other survivors include a son, Clarence Jr. , Mrs. Florence Dunham and Mrs. Harriet Kelly, all of Portland; one sister, Mrs.. Clara Roper of Mt. Pleasant, Ill.; 8 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Services were held on Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Neller Funeral Home with Rev. Maurice Christensen of the Portland Baptist Church officiating, Burial in the Portland Cemetery.
Bearers for Mrs.. Browning were Richard Goodwin, Richard Hanson, Joe Goodwin and Arthur Martin.
Burial was June 12, 1963.
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