Obit: Brown, Bert (1882 - 1938)

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Surnames: BROWN THOMPSON KIOLCHESKI SHORT KOCKER AREND STONIKER SHIELDS SCHERR GAYLORD ANDREWS

----Source: Scrapbook; unknown Clark Co., Wis. paper Greenwood Gleaner 8/ /1938

OBITUARY OF BERT BROWN (1882 - 1938)

From the Greenwood Gleaner and from the scrapbook of Mrs. Andrews, former librarian of The Greenwood Public Libray, Greenwood, Wisconsin (Clark County)

Bert Brown, son of George and Julia Thompson Brown was born at Mankato, Minn., on January 8, 1882 and in 1868 he moved with his parents to Neillsville coming to the vicinity of Greenwood in 1905. He later moved to this city. About nine years ago he and his family moved to Ojibwa, Wis., where they have since resided.

Mr. Brown passed away at Loretta, August 12, 1938 one day after his passing of his brother Norman.

He is survived by his wife, 5 sons, Loren, Gordon, Bert, Kermit, Neil and one daughter, Irene (Mrs. Geo. Kiolcheski) all of Ojibwa one brother Hubert of Red Lake Falls, Minn., and one sister, Mrs. Ella Short of Neillsville.

One son Russell and a daughter, Maude preceded him in death.

Funeral services were held from the local Methodist Church on Tuesday afternoon, August 16h, Re. C.R. Gaylord officiating. The body was laid to rest in the Greenwood Cemetery.

The pallbearers were George and Fred Kocher, John Arends, Early Stoniker, Chester Shields, and Peter Scherr.