The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-08-24
Grim Reaper
Called Well
KnownLady
Mrs. Charles Brown Passes
Into Eternal Sleep Thurs
day, August II
OLD TIME RESIDENT
Funeral From Home, Grove
Lake Avenue, Saturday
Afternoon at 200

The hearts of the citizens of Saul
Centre were saddened Thursday
morning of last week when news
spread about the city that Mrs
Charles Brown, splendid woman
had passed into her eternal sleep
They knew that she had been ill
nigh unto death for weeks-that hel
recovery was impossible. Yet wher
the Grim Reaper called the city
mourned.
Matilda Mohre was born in Hen
derson, Sibley county, Mimi, Dec
4, 1857. She grew to young woman
hood in her native environs.
May %, 1875, Miss Mohre wa:
united in marriage to Charles
Brown, at Henderson.
Very shortly after their marriage
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown moved to st
Paul where the husband entered the
grocery business at 5th and Robert
streets. They lived in st. Paul fol
ten years; they were active years
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown moved to this
city in 1885. Sank Centre has since
been the family home.
When the family moved to Sank
Centre they lived on a farm near
the city for several years. Mr.
Brown was not a farmer. They
moved to Sank Centre and Mr.
Brown entered the grocery business
In 1908 Mr.. and Mrs. Brown op.
ened the railroad eating house, cor.
ner of Sixth and Elm streets. Fol
many years the Great Northern pas
sengers stopped in Sank Centre foJ
the noon day lunches and they were
served by the Browns. They re-
tired in 1927.
Leaving the eating house Mr.. and
Mrs. Brown purchased a coy home
on Grove Lake avenue. The fam
lily have since resided there.
Mrs. Brown became member of
the Good Samaritan Episcopal
church, of this city, very soon after
the family located in Sank Centre
For many years she was active in
the organizations of the church.
Mr.. Brown was charter member
of B. R Palmer Post, G. A. r. Mrs
Brown became charter member OF
the w. r. c., of the Palmer Post
She was active for years.
The ladys health had been deli.
cate for several years. Chronic ar
thrills developed early in March OF
this year. She was up and around
part of the time. Decoration day
she insisted, and did attend the Me.
mortal Day program. Her health
failed rapidly after that. Her pas
sing, Thursday, Aug. II, 1888, was
peaceful.
Mr.. Brown passed away Aug. 81
1925.
Five children were born to Mr.
and Mrs. Brown, all of whom are
living, and all of whom were borr
in st. Paul except Lesley Peck)
who was born in this city. They
are: Charles A. Brown, Waco, Tex.
Mrs. Harry c. (Anna) Hamilton
Sank Centre; Edward r. Brown
Sank Centre; Mrs. Edna Butler an6
Lesley (Peck) Brown, Sank Centre
There is one living sister, Mrs
Henry Bosel, Henderson, Mimi. Five
grandchildren mourn the loss OF
devoted grandparent. They are
Harry Hamilton, Sank Centre; Hell
en- Brown, Rochester, Mimi; Hoiii.
Brown, Los Vegas, New; Aloah ane
Betsy Brown, Crosby, Mimi; Mrs
Lieta McTaggart, Sank Centre.
The funeral was held from the
home Saturday at 200 P. M, Rev
Kempton, rector of the Episcopa
church officiating.
The remains were laid to rest be-
side those of her husband in Green
wood cemetery. The pallbearers
were: Henry and Ferd Borgmann
Tom Smith, r. e. Hansen, G. l
Dobbs, Thomas Sullivan.
The following relatives ane
friends from outside the city attend
ed the funeral; Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Vessey, Jamestown, N. D.; Walter
Ford, San Diego, Cad; Mrs. M. r
Shiere, st. Paul; Mrs. ]. II. Hon
man. st. Paul; F. "A Schauer, MIN
neapolis; Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Wag
ner. Minneapolis; Mrs. M. Covert
Minneapolis; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Ford, Bemidji; Mrs. Bert VanCamp
st. Paul Mr.. and Mrs. Len Dinkei
Grand Forks, N. D.; Mr.. and MRS
Rufus Roth, Crosby, Mimi; Miss
Aloah Brown, Crosby, Mimi; Mrs
Geo. Goodman, st. Paul; Miss Hell
en- Brown, Rochester, a trained
nurse who had cared for her grand
mother for the past 10 days OF hel
life.
Mrs. Brown lived a full and use
full life. She has left her impress
upon the community.