Rock Island County IL Archives Obituaries.....Brown, Gerald Jasper November 29, 2002
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The Rock Island Argus
Gerald Jasper Brown, 76, of Auburndale, Fla., formerly of Coal Valley, died 
Friday, Nov. 29, 2002, in Webster, Texas.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Mary, Our Lady of 
Peace Catholic Church, Orion, with celebrant the Rev. Richard Bresnahan 
officiating. Private family prayers will precede the service at 9 a.m. Burial 
will be in Western Township Cemetery, Orion, with military honors conducted by 
Orion VFW Post 143 and Orion American Legion Post 255.

Visitation will be 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Kirk, Huggins & Esterdahl Funeral 
Home, Orion, with a prayer service at 7:15 p.m. for his family and friends. 
Memorials may be made to Kidney Foundation or American Cancer Society.

Gerald was born Sept. 30, 1926, in Moline, son of Horace and Alice Griffin 
Brown. He married Elaine DeBlieck May 25, 1946, at St. Anne's Catholic Church, 
East Moline.

Gerald served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War and was a 
member of the Naval Reserves between the two conflicts.

Gerald began his career at International Harvester, East Moline, as an 
assembler and product tester, where he was heavily involved in the building 
and testing of the axial flow combine. He retired in 1981 after 30 years. He 
also worked at Herman Nelson and Case. Gerald was owner and operator of 
Brownie's Upholstery Shop, East Moline.

He was a life member of Orion VFW and East Moline Amvets, where he served in 
the honor guard for the Drum and Bugle Corps.

Gerald was also a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Colona, where he 
was a member of the Holy Name Society. Gerald enjoyed time spent with his 
family. He was an avid woodworker and enjoyed fishing, golf and his rose 
garden.

Survivors (and spouses) are his wife, Elaine Brown, Auburndale, Fla.; 
daughters, Nancy (Jim) Hamerlinck, Coal Valley, Cindy (Randy) Wage, Rock 
Island, and Marcia (Rex) Fouts, Alvin, Texas; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-
grandchildren; and brother, Charles (Betty) Brown, Bettendorf. He was preceded 
in death by his parents; two great-granddaughters; a half-brother, Stanley; 
and a half-sister Evelyn.

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