Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Brown, Robert E. 2015
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 15 Jul 2015

Robert “Bob” E. Brown, age 94 of Marion, formerly of Ionia, passed away at his
home on July 9, under the tender and loving care of his son Doug and
granddaughter Amy.  Born May 6, 1921, in Ionia, the son of Charles and Vannie
(Smith) Brown, Bob graduated from Ionia High School before attending Hope College.

Bob is proceeded in death by his parents; first wife, Shirley; second wife,
Helen; two brothers, Edward and Elwin Brown; three grandsons, and a nephew,
Joseph Brown.  

Bob is survived by his son, Doug and Patricia Brown of Belding; his special
nephew Richard and Nancy Brown of Ada; grandchildren, Nicole and Sterling Yazie
of Alaska, Matthew and Cora Brown and Amy Brown, all of Ionia, Seth Brown of
Texas and Ingrid Timmer of Grand Rapids; 12 great grandchildren; and several
nephews and nieces.

A consonant entrepreneur, Bob worked for the Tucker Automotive Company in
Chicago and REO Auto before first founding Brown Built Boats of Lyons and then
co-founding and operating Brown Corporation of Ionia.  Bob enjoyed his years of
retirement by spending time gardening where he especially liked growing his own
vegetables, working with wood, even cutting the trees himself for his home in
Marion.  Bob was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt and fish whenever he had
time.  Bob owned several planes and enjoyed flying to various places.  He was a
member of the Ionia Masonic Lodge, the Cadillac Elks Lodge and Harrison Moose
Lodge.

Visitation with Bob’s family will be on Wednesday, July 15, from 6-8 p.m. and on
Thursday, July 16 from 9-11 a.m. at the Simpson Family Funeral Home in Sheridan.
 Funeral services will be on Thursday, July 16 beginning at 11 a.m., with
Brother Thomas Scovel, O.S.L. officiating.  Final inurnment will take place at
Woodard Lake Cemetery at a later date.  In lieu of flowers, the family has
suggested memorial donations be made to Hospice of Michigan – Cadillac and
envelopes will be available at the funeral home.


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