The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-06-13
w. r. Brown
Passed AWAY
Suddenly
Funeral Service Held
This Thursday Morn
ing At 9 O'Clock
FORMER CITIZEN DIED
Henry Grundman
Called To Rest At
Pella Iowa
william Franklin Brown

w. F.. Brown, a longtime resi-
dent Of this community, passed
away suddenly Sunday night at
two minutes after twelve, from a
heart ailment. He had retired at
nine o'clock Sunday night and
death followed a coughing attack.
Mr.. Brown worked every day in
the conduct Of his cattle business,
and seemed to be in good health,
although he knew Of his condition.
William Franklin Brown was
born on October 4, 1876, on the old
Brown homestead, located on the
Brooten road in Raymond Town
ship, southwest Of Sank Centre.
His age at death was IS years,
months and five days. -
On November 10, 1902, he was
united in marriage to Miss Cath
crime M. Leonard. the ceremony
taking place in Minneapolis, her
home. During the first year OF
their marriage they operated the
old homestead farm, where Mr..
Brown grew to young manhood.
After they had farmed for a year,
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown came to Sank
Centre, and Mr.. Brown in 1908
engaged in the cattle buying bust
ness with his brother, John Brown.
This partnership continued until
1885, when his brother passed away.
Mr.. Brown continued the business
alone, until a year ago when his
son, Leonard, came home to assist
him with the numerous duties en-
tailed in that enterprise.
Three children were born to Mr..
and Mrs. Brown, all Of whom with
the bereaved mother survive. The
children, two daughters and one
son, are: Mrs. John Kiselewski
(Donna), Of Sank Centre; Miss
Eileen Brown, who is engaged as
instructor in the schools Of Yaki-
ma, Wash, and Leonard Brown, at
home. He is also survived by five
sisters and three brothers, viz:
Mrs. r. B. Kirsella, Miss Emily
Brown, Mrs. r. J. Malloy and Mrs.
Walter Benson, all of Sank Centre;
Mrs. Thomas Hughes, Of Spokane,
Washington; George Brown, Of
Lewiston, Montana; T. A. Brown,
Of Billings, Montana; Henry Brown,
of Sank Centre
Mr.. Brown, who came to Sank
Centre in 1908, through his busi-
ness interests became widely
known and has many friends who
were grieved to learn of his pass
ing.
Funeral services are being held
this Thursday morning at nine
o'clock at the Church of Our Lady
Of the Angels. The Rev. John Bet
tendorf, pastor, will conduct the
Requiem Mass, and interment will
be in Calvary cemetery. The pail
bearers will be Alex Bromenschen-
KEEL, Henry Borgmann, Dave Hoop
er, Arthur Jacobson, L. L. Kells
and d. B. Caughren.
In the conduct of the cattle bust
ness the Brown Bros. built up q
fine place at the corner of Ash
and Sixth Streets, and several i'm
provements were added during the
past year. He was a member Of
the Modern Woodmen Lodge.
Miss Eileen Brown, daughter, and
a friend, of Yakima, Wash, were
on their way home and had reach
ed Billings, Montana, when they
learned of the sad death Of the
father. She was visiting at the
home of her uncle, T. A. Brown, at
Billings.
g..
Ernest Henry Grundman
Ernest Henry Grundman passed
away at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. George Yer Steeg, in
Pella at 11:30 o'clock p. m. Tues
day, June 4th. He had been ser
iously i'll only about five days but
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