Donald R. Brown, age 84, of Blooming Prairie, died Thursday October 20, 2011 at Prairie Manor Care Center, Blooming Prairie, Minnesota.
Donald Richard Brown was born September 16, 1927 in Austin, Minnesota to Justin and Grace (Dawley) Brown Morgan. He attended school in Rose Creek and Austin, served in the United States Army from 1945-1947, and then graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1948. On October 15, 1952, he married Lorraine Klemmensen at Trinity Church in Bixby, Minnesota. Don was employed by Associated Grocers and Gateway Foods, working as a truck driver and a warehouse foreman for over 40 years. He retired in 1994. Don was a member of First Lutheran Church in Blooming Prairie. He enjoyed gardening and liked to do yard work.
Survivors include his wife Lorraine of Blooming Prairie; children, Raymond (Dell) Brown of Hollandale, Minnesota, Rodney Brown (Debra Benson) of Blooming Prairie, Douglas Brown of Albert Lea, Minnesota, Jeanne (Greg) White of Cambridge, Minnesota; seven grandchildren, Wade Brown, Christopher (Melissa) Brown, Stacy Brown, Marcy (Al) Wegleiter, Andrew White, Michaela Brown, Renae (Doug) Horecka; five great-grandchildren; brothers, Ralph (Marge) Brown of Owatonna, Minnesota and Gary (Alice) Morgan of Clearwater, Minnesota; sister, Verna (Howard) Busho of Owatonna. He was preceded in death by his parents, Justin and Grace; brother Merle; daughter-in-law Marsha Brown; sister-in-law Betty Brown.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday October 22, 2011 at First Lutheran Church in Blooming Prairie with Pastor Heidi Heimgartner officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Friday at Worlein Blooming Prairie Funeral Home, and one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at Union Cemetery in Bixby. Military rites by American Legion Post 52 and V.F.W. Post 878. The family prefers that memorials be made to the recipient of donor's choice. Services prearranged and performed by Worlein Blooming Prairie Funeral Home.
Obituary and photo from Worlein Funeral Home.
Donald Richard Brown was born September 16, 1927 in Austin, Minnesota to Justin and Grace (Dawley) Brown Morgan. He attended school in Rose Creek and Austin, served in the United States Army from 1945-1947, and then graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1948. On October 15, 1952, he married Lorraine Klemmensen at Trinity Church in Bixby, Minnesota. Don was employed by Associated Grocers and Gateway Foods, working as a truck driver and a warehouse foreman for over 40 years. He retired in 1994. Don was a member of First Lutheran Church in Blooming Prairie. He enjoyed gardening and liked to do yard work.
Survivors include his wife Lorraine of Blooming Prairie; children, Raymond (Dell) Brown of Hollandale, Minnesota, Rodney Brown (Debra Benson) of Blooming Prairie, Douglas Brown of Albert Lea, Minnesota, Jeanne (Greg) White of Cambridge, Minnesota; seven grandchildren, Wade Brown, Christopher (Melissa) Brown, Stacy Brown, Marcy (Al) Wegleiter, Andrew White, Michaela Brown, Renae (Doug) Horecka; five great-grandchildren; brothers, Ralph (Marge) Brown of Owatonna, Minnesota and Gary (Alice) Morgan of Clearwater, Minnesota; sister, Verna (Howard) Busho of Owatonna. He was preceded in death by his parents, Justin and Grace; brother Merle; daughter-in-law Marsha Brown; sister-in-law Betty Brown.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday October 22, 2011 at First Lutheran Church in Blooming Prairie with Pastor Heidi Heimgartner officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Friday at Worlein Blooming Prairie Funeral Home, and one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at Union Cemetery in Bixby. Military rites by American Legion Post 52 and V.F.W. Post 878. The family prefers that memorials be made to the recipient of donor's choice. Services prearranged and performed by Worlein Blooming Prairie Funeral Home.
Obituary and photo from Worlein Funeral Home.
Donald R. Brown, age 84, of Blooming Prairie, died Thursday October 20, 2011 at Prairie Manor Care Center, Blooming Prairie, Minnesota.
Donald Richard Brown was born September 16, 1927 in Austin, Minnesota to Justin and Grace (Dawley) Brown Morgan. He attended school in Rose Creek and Austin, served in the United States Army from 1945-1947, and then graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1948. On October 15, 1952, he married Lorraine Klemmensen at Trinity Church in Bixby, Minnesota. Don was employed by Associated Grocers and Gateway Foods, working as a truck driver and a warehouse foreman for over 40 years. He retired in 1994. Don was a member of First Lutheran Church in Blooming Prairie. He enjoyed gardening and liked to do yard work.
Survivors include his wife Lorraine of Blooming Prairie; children, Raymond (Dell) Brown of Hollandale, Minnesota, Rodney Brown (Debra Benson) of Blooming Prairie, Douglas Brown of Albert Lea, Minnesota, Jeanne (Greg) White of Cambridge, Minnesota; seven grandchildren, Wade Brown, Christopher (Melissa) Brown, Stacy Brown, Marcy (Al) Wegleiter, Andrew White, Michaela Brown, Renae (Doug) Horecka; five great-grandchildren; brothers, Ralph (Marge) Brown of Owatonna, Minnesota and Gary (Alice) Morgan of Clearwater, Minnesota; sister, Verna (Howard) Busho of Owatonna. He was preceded in death by his parents, Justin and Grace; brother Merle; daughter-in-law Marsha Brown; sister-in-law Betty Brown.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday October 22, 2011 at First Lutheran Church in Blooming Prairie with Pastor Heidi Heimgartner officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Friday at Worlein Blooming Prairie Funeral Home, and one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at Union Cemetery in Bixby. Military rites by American Legion Post 52 and V.F.W. Post 878. The family prefers that memorials be made to the recipient of donor's choice. Services prearranged and performed by Worlein Blooming Prairie Funeral Home.
Obituary and photo from Worlein Funeral Home.
Donald Richard Brown was born September 16, 1927 in Austin, Minnesota to Justin and Grace (Dawley) Brown Morgan. He attended school in Rose Creek and Austin, served in the United States Army from 1945-1947, and then graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1948. On October 15, 1952, he married Lorraine Klemmensen at Trinity Church in Bixby, Minnesota. Don was employed by Associated Grocers and Gateway Foods, working as a truck driver and a warehouse foreman for over 40 years. He retired in 1994. Don was a member of First Lutheran Church in Blooming Prairie. He enjoyed gardening and liked to do yard work.
Survivors include his wife Lorraine of Blooming Prairie; children, Raymond (Dell) Brown of Hollandale, Minnesota, Rodney Brown (Debra Benson) of Blooming Prairie, Douglas Brown of Albert Lea, Minnesota, Jeanne (Greg) White of Cambridge, Minnesota; seven grandchildren, Wade Brown, Christopher (Melissa) Brown, Stacy Brown, Marcy (Al) Wegleiter, Andrew White, Michaela Brown, Renae (Doug) Horecka; five great-grandchildren; brothers, Ralph (Marge) Brown of Owatonna, Minnesota and Gary (Alice) Morgan of Clearwater, Minnesota; sister, Verna (Howard) Busho of Owatonna. He was preceded in death by his parents, Justin and Grace; brother Merle; daughter-in-law Marsha Brown; sister-in-law Betty Brown.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday October 22, 2011 at First Lutheran Church in Blooming Prairie with Pastor Heidi Heimgartner officiating. Visitation will be held from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Friday at Worlein Blooming Prairie Funeral Home, and one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at Union Cemetery in Bixby. Military rites by American Legion Post 52 and V.F.W. Post 878. The family prefers that memorials be made to the recipient of donor's choice. Services prearranged and performed by Worlein Blooming Prairie Funeral Home.
Obituary and photo from Worlein Funeral Home.
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