Raymond G. ‘Brownie' Brown, age 86, a Manitowoc resident, died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2005 at his home.
Ray was born Sept. 14, 1918 at Manitowoc, son of the late Edwin C. and Laura (Wienke) Brown. He grew up in the town of Kossuth and graduated from Mishicot High School and the Manitowoc Business College. During World War II, Ray served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945 as a B-24 mechanical instructor at Keesler Field, Miss. It was there that he met and later married Louella Steede on June 21, 1945 at Gulfport, Miss. Louella predeceased Ray in 1984. After the death of his father in 1949, Ray took over the tire and battery business and propelled it into a major auto accessory and auto body parts business known today as Browns of Two Rivers Inc. Ray has been a generous contributor to the Lakeshore area and recently donated property to the First Presbyterian Church, Manitowoc. He has established a sizeable scholarship foundation at Milwaukee School of Engineering, which presently provides 24 student scholarships per year. He received an honorary doctorate of engineering degree in 1999 and served on the Board of Regents at MSOE.
Ray is survived by a brother and sister-in-law; sister-in-law; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 19, 2005 at First Presbyterian Church, 502 N. Eighth St., Manitowoc. The Rev. Dr. Matthew L. Sauer will officiate with entombment at Knollwood Mausoleum, Hwy. 310, Manitowoc. Relatives and friends may greet the family from 9 a.m. Friday to the time of service at 11 a.m. In addition to other expressions of sympathy, memorials to the First Presbyterian Church or Holy Family Memorial Medical Center be appreciated. The staff of the Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is serving the Brown family.
(a special thanks to individuals mentioned by name, omitted for privacy reason)
Source: Herald Times Reporter, Aug. 17, 2005
Ray was born Sept. 14, 1918 at Manitowoc, son of the late Edwin C. and Laura (Wienke) Brown. He grew up in the town of Kossuth and graduated from Mishicot High School and the Manitowoc Business College. During World War II, Ray served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945 as a B-24 mechanical instructor at Keesler Field, Miss. It was there that he met and later married Louella Steede on June 21, 1945 at Gulfport, Miss. Louella predeceased Ray in 1984. After the death of his father in 1949, Ray took over the tire and battery business and propelled it into a major auto accessory and auto body parts business known today as Browns of Two Rivers Inc. Ray has been a generous contributor to the Lakeshore area and recently donated property to the First Presbyterian Church, Manitowoc. He has established a sizeable scholarship foundation at Milwaukee School of Engineering, which presently provides 24 student scholarships per year. He received an honorary doctorate of engineering degree in 1999 and served on the Board of Regents at MSOE.
Ray is survived by a brother and sister-in-law; sister-in-law; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 19, 2005 at First Presbyterian Church, 502 N. Eighth St., Manitowoc. The Rev. Dr. Matthew L. Sauer will officiate with entombment at Knollwood Mausoleum, Hwy. 310, Manitowoc. Relatives and friends may greet the family from 9 a.m. Friday to the time of service at 11 a.m. In addition to other expressions of sympathy, memorials to the First Presbyterian Church or Holy Family Memorial Medical Center be appreciated. The staff of the Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is serving the Brown family.
(a special thanks to individuals mentioned by name, omitted for privacy reason)
Source: Herald Times Reporter, Aug. 17, 2005
Raymond G. ‘Brownie' Brown, age 86, a Manitowoc resident, died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2005 at his home.
Ray was born Sept. 14, 1918 at Manitowoc, son of the late Edwin C. and Laura (Wienke) Brown. He grew up in the town of Kossuth and graduated from Mishicot High School and the Manitowoc Business College. During World War II, Ray served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945 as a B-24 mechanical instructor at Keesler Field, Miss. It was there that he met and later married Louella Steede on June 21, 1945 at Gulfport, Miss. Louella predeceased Ray in 1984. After the death of his father in 1949, Ray took over the tire and battery business and propelled it into a major auto accessory and auto body parts business known today as Browns of Two Rivers Inc. Ray has been a generous contributor to the Lakeshore area and recently donated property to the First Presbyterian Church, Manitowoc. He has established a sizeable scholarship foundation at Milwaukee School of Engineering, which presently provides 24 student scholarships per year. He received an honorary doctorate of engineering degree in 1999 and served on the Board of Regents at MSOE.
Ray is survived by a brother and sister-in-law; sister-in-law; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 19, 2005 at First Presbyterian Church, 502 N. Eighth St., Manitowoc. The Rev. Dr. Matthew L. Sauer will officiate with entombment at Knollwood Mausoleum, Hwy. 310, Manitowoc. Relatives and friends may greet the family from 9 a.m. Friday to the time of service at 11 a.m. In addition to other expressions of sympathy, memorials to the First Presbyterian Church or Holy Family Memorial Medical Center be appreciated. The staff of the Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is serving the Brown family.
(a special thanks to individuals mentioned by name, omitted for privacy reason)
Source: Herald Times Reporter, Aug. 17, 2005
Ray was born Sept. 14, 1918 at Manitowoc, son of the late Edwin C. and Laura (Wienke) Brown. He grew up in the town of Kossuth and graduated from Mishicot High School and the Manitowoc Business College. During World War II, Ray served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945 as a B-24 mechanical instructor at Keesler Field, Miss. It was there that he met and later married Louella Steede on June 21, 1945 at Gulfport, Miss. Louella predeceased Ray in 1984. After the death of his father in 1949, Ray took over the tire and battery business and propelled it into a major auto accessory and auto body parts business known today as Browns of Two Rivers Inc. Ray has been a generous contributor to the Lakeshore area and recently donated property to the First Presbyterian Church, Manitowoc. He has established a sizeable scholarship foundation at Milwaukee School of Engineering, which presently provides 24 student scholarships per year. He received an honorary doctorate of engineering degree in 1999 and served on the Board of Regents at MSOE.
Ray is survived by a brother and sister-in-law; sister-in-law; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 19, 2005 at First Presbyterian Church, 502 N. Eighth St., Manitowoc. The Rev. Dr. Matthew L. Sauer will officiate with entombment at Knollwood Mausoleum, Hwy. 310, Manitowoc. Relatives and friends may greet the family from 9 a.m. Friday to the time of service at 11 a.m. In addition to other expressions of sympathy, memorials to the First Presbyterian Church or Holy Family Memorial Medical Center be appreciated. The staff of the Reinbold & Pfeffer Family Funeral Home, Manitowoc, is serving the Brown family.
(a special thanks to individuals mentioned by name, omitted for privacy reason)
Source: Herald Times Reporter, Aug. 17, 2005
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement
