A farmer in the Gorham community for many years, Brown retired and moved to Victoria in 1947. Born in Herzog, Russia, he came to this country at the age of six.
His wife, Rosa, died in 1965. He also was preceded in death by a son.
Survivors include five sons, Celestine, WaKeeney, Tony and John, both of Collyer, Ed J., Denver, Richard, Victoria; five daughters, Mrs. Joe Riedel, Burbank, Calif., Mrs. Isidore Brungardt, Victoria, Mrs. Dean Hollandsworth, WaKeeney, Mrs. Robert Jacobs, Gorham, Mrs. Virgil Schulte, Hill City; a stepson, August Windholz, Victoria; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Herman Berens, Walker, Mrs. Otto Hammerschmidt, Victoria; 54 grandchildren; 54 great-grandchildren, and six great-great- grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Fidelis Church, Victoria. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Cline's Mortuary, Victoria, from 8 p.m. today until service time. Rosary services will be at 8 p.m. Sunday at Cline's.
Hays Daily News, 9/5/1969
A farmer in the Gorham community for many years, Brown retired and moved to Victoria in 1947. Born in Herzog, Russia, he came to this country at the age of six.
His wife, Rosa, died in 1965. He also was preceded in death by a son.
Survivors include five sons, Celestine, WaKeeney, Tony and John, both of Collyer, Ed J., Denver, Richard, Victoria; five daughters, Mrs. Joe Riedel, Burbank, Calif., Mrs. Isidore Brungardt, Victoria, Mrs. Dean Hollandsworth, WaKeeney, Mrs. Robert Jacobs, Gorham, Mrs. Virgil Schulte, Hill City; a stepson, August Windholz, Victoria; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Herman Berens, Walker, Mrs. Otto Hammerschmidt, Victoria; 54 grandchildren; 54 great-grandchildren, and six great-great- grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Fidelis Church, Victoria. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Cline's Mortuary, Victoria, from 8 p.m. today until service time. Rosary services will be at 8 p.m. Sunday at Cline's.
Hays Daily News, 9/5/1969
Family Members
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Celestin A "Celly" Brown
1907–1999
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Catherine H. Brown Riedel
1909–1999
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Mary Brown Brungardt
1911–1994
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Anton "Tony" Brown
1912–1983
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Tech 4 John Albert Brown
1914–1997
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Edgar Joseph Brown
1917–1985
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Richard A. Brown
1919–1980
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Clara Brown Hollandworth
1921–2012
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William Andrew Brown
1923–1928
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Anna Catherine Brown Jacobs
1924–2014
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Laverna Margaret Brown Schulte
1928–2017
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