Obits for BROWNLEE, Robert (d.1907), Polk Co., MN
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March 26, 1907
ROBERT BROWNLEE DEAD
Brother of Mrs. Mary Phalen died at Grand forks After Brief Illness. 

Funeral will be held at Fisher Tomorrow Afternoon. 

Grand Forks Elks will Attend in a Body. 

Robert Brownlee, a brother of Mrs. Mary Phalen of this city and well-known 
here, died Saturday evening at Grand forks from pneumonia.  He was general 
agent for the J.I. Case company there and was 40 years old and unmarried.  
His father and mother live at Fisher in He leaves the following brothers 
and sisters: Mrs. Harvy Webster of Wen, Mrs. D. A. Hamilton of Fisher, Mrs. 
Church of Conway, N.D., Miss Jenny Brownlee of Fisher, Dr. Brownlee of 
Devils Lake, Mrs. Wm. Rogers of Ontario and Mrs. Phalen of this city.  
His death occurred suddenly after three days unless and Mrs. Phalen was 
not aware that her brother was ill until the message announcing his death 
was received.  The funeral will be held at the Opera house at Fisher 
tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock and and the Rev. Ward of this city will 
conduct the funeral services.  Mr. Brownlee was a member of the Elks at 
Grand Forks, the I.O.O.F. and the Knights of Pythias.  The Elks Lodge at 
Grand forks will attend the funeral in a body and will go from Grand Forks 
to Fisher on a special train. 

March 25, 1907
FUNERAL THIS AFTERNOON
Grand Forks Paper Pays High Tribute to the Late Robert Brownlee, Born near 
Perth, Ontario, Funeral Held at Fisher this Afternoon.

The Grand Forks Evening Times pays the following tribute to the late Robert 
Brownlee, who was a brother of Mrs. Mary Phalen of this city.  

In the death of Robert Brownlee, which occurred a few minutes after 1
o'clock Sunday morning following an illness of less than one week of la 
grippe which ran into pneumonia.  Grand Forks lost one of her most respected 
and unselfish citizens.  The announcement of Mr. Brownlee demise came as 
a thunderbolt of a clear sky, only a few of his intimate friends being 
aware that he was ill at all, and even they not considering his condition 
as being particularly serious.  The deceased had been apparently in the 
enjoyment of his usual health up till the fore part of last week, when he 
complained of not feeling well.  His trouble was diagnosed as la grippe.  
On Thursday was taken to his bed in the apartments in the Hotel Dacotah.  
Friday his condition became worse and on Saturday the relatives were 
notified and the sick man's mother and sister of Fisher, and his brother, 
Dr. Brownlee of Devils Lake were summoned.  They were at the bedside Sunday 
morning when the Angel of Death stole silently in and bore away the spirit 
of the dying man.  The deceased was unconscious for some hours prior to the 
final summons.  
Robert Brownlee, aged 41 years, is born near Perth, Ontario, and with his
parents and brothers and sisters, emigrated to the West in 1880, settling 
at what is now Fisher, Minn. Robert was a ploy for some months and when a 
young man, in the store at Johnson and Stephens village of his adoption.  
Later he came to Grand forks and engaged in the real-estate and loan 
business, taking charge a collection agency for Wood and Stephens.  This 
is about 17 or 18 years ago.  He continued with Wood and Stephens for 10 
years or until Mr. Wood bought into the Hotel Dacotah, and the old firm 
was dissolved.  Mr. Brownlee then went to Devil's Lake engaged in the 
machinery business later taking a position as general collection agent 
for the J. I. Case Threshing Machine company of Racine, Wis. with 
 from Leeds, and the two Cass Lake, Minn., and north to the Canadian border 
He was with this company at the time of his death and had at all times 
enjoyed the fullest and most complete confidence and esteem of not only 
his employees, but of all whom he had any business dealings.  He was of 
warm friend to hundreds, true blue and utterly unselfish and ever ready 
to do a kind turn for a friend.  

The following gentlemen, three of whom represented that Elks and three 
the Knights of the Pythias, the uniformed rank of which ordered is 
expected will attend in a body, will officiate as the capacity of 
pallbearers: C W Greene, Devils Lake; C L Van Alsting, John Budge, 
Jas. D. Bell, Frank L. Griffin and Sam Miller, all of this city.