Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Brown, Melvin D. 2003
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The Greenville Daily News, March 2003


Melvin D. Brown, 78, of Belding died Wednesday morning, March 12, 2003, at his 
home.  He was born Jan. 30, 1925 in Belding, the son of Bernie and Florence 
Orlowski Brown.

Melvin was a veteran of World War II, serving as one of the original Rangers in 
the 3rd Battalion in the United States Army, and was wounded during combat in 
Italy.  After the war he and his wife owned Brown’s Clothing Store in Belding, 
and Melvin later worked at Bricker Lumber Co.  He was married June 1, 1946, in 
Belding, to Annabel Riedelbaugh. 

He was preceded in death by his wife, Annabel Brown, in 1994; and his parents.  
He is survived by his children and their spouses, James L. and Barbara Clements 
of Arlington, Texas, Connie and Ian Bain of Milford, Dennis and Glenna Brown of 
Portland, Janel and Charles Bryant of Belding; 12 grandchildren and 17 great-
grandchildren; his brothers and sisters and their spouses, Delmar Brown of 
Belding, Leo and Karen Brown of Sheridan, Jean VanderMel of Newark, Calif., 
Carmen and John Geisen of Belding.

Funeral services are 1 p.m. Saturday at Johnson-Feuerstein Funeral Home, 
Belding, with Deacon Howard Scheid officiating.  Interment will be in the 
spring in Otisco Township Cemetery.  The family will greet relatives and 
friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.  Memorial 
contributions may be made to the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans.



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