Howard Russell Brown

1918 - 2013  (94 years)

• Name	Howard Russell Brown
  Born	19 Jul 1918  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Howard Braun
  Residence	1983	Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-202852
  Died	3 Feb 2013	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I202852	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	William Conrad Brown,   b. 29 Dec 1893, Dornoch, Grey Co., Ontario ,   d. 3 Dec 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Gladys Marie Lizzie Hahn,   b. 24 Dec 1898, Heidelberg, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 May 1988, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	28 Aug 1916	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Family ID	F47277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Hazel Blois,   b. 1922, , Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 19 Jan 2017, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 95 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F47513	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Brown, Howard R. 1918-2013 Peacefully passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2013 at K.W. Health Centre of Grand River Hospital at the age of 94 years. Howard was the beloved husband of Mary (Blois) Brown for 70 years. Dear father of David and Colleen of Elmira, Douglas and JoAnne, Clyde and Leslie both of Kitchener, Keith and Val of St. Catharines, Robert and Kathy, Howard and Pamela both of Elmira. Also lovingly remembered by his 21 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Brother of Jean and Walter Hachborn of St. Jacobs, Betty Gingrich of Gimli, Manitoba, John "Jack" and Helen of Elmira, Carol Stortz of St. Jacobs, Rev. William and Joyce of Waterloo, and Sandra and Clinton Rohr of St. Jacobs. Predeceased by his parents William C. and Gladys (Hahn) Brown, his grandson, his sister Ruth (Wolfgang) Fink, brother Clifford, brothers-in-law Cyril Stortz and Gord Gingrich. Howard served his country as a flying instructor with the R.C.A.F. and was an avid recreational pilot for over 60 years. He was a respected businessman in the local community having co-owned and operated W.C. Browns & Sons Clothing and Tailor Shop for over 60 years as well. The family will receive their relatives and friends at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira on Wednesday, February 6th from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held at St. James Lutheran Church, Elmira on Thursday, February 7th at 11 a.m. followed by interment in St. James Lutheran Cemetery. In Howard's memory, donations to Grand River Hospital Foundation, St. James Lutheran Church or Woolwich Community Lions Club Bandstand Restoration Fund would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, Elmira, S., America, N., Municipality, W., & Elmira, S. (1918). Howard R. Brown (1918-2013) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 21 July 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104615750/howard-r_-brown. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of William C. Brown - 5 Dec 1983.

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 1983 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Feb 2013 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth