BROWN, Edward Joseph 1927-2018

BROWN , BROWNING , SKYTTE, SCHRAG, HANCOCK, DORGAN, SIMPSEN

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 8/10/2018 at 12:09:04

Edward J. Brown

February 9, 1927 - August 6, 2018

Edward Joseph Brown, 91, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, died Monday, August 6, 2018, at the Western Home Communities Nation Cottage.

He was born February 9, 1927 in Mundelein, Illinois, the son of Clyde and Hazel (Browning) Brown. Ed married Elsie Skytte on July 26, 1952. She preceded him in death on May 27, 1969. Ed married Lois Priscilla “Penny” (Schrag) Hancock on June 16, 1974. He was a 1944 graduate of Libertyville High School and earned his BME and MME from the University of Illinois in Champagne, Illinois.

Ed served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He taught at the University of Illinois for seven years and later was employed at Titus Manufacturing in research and development. Ed then worked for John Deere & Company in Waterloo, retiring in 1987, and continued working for them under contract until 1999.

He was a lifetime member of ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineering), Cedar Falls Kiwanis Club, was a board member of Grin ‘n’ Grow, held several positions in the Presbyterian Church, was a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, Cedar Falls School District, the Waterloo Center for the Arts, and was a 13 gallon blood donor for the American Red Cross.

Ed is survived by his wife, Penny Brown, of Cedar Falls; four sons, Terry Hancock of San Diego, California, James (Kim) Hancock and Dan (Cynthia) Brown, both of Cedar Falls, and Edward (Penni) Hancock of Robins, Iowa; two daughters, Susan Perry of Cedar Falls and Jeanne (Tom) Wienzierl of Park, Illinois; twenty grandchildren and many great grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents and first wife; two sisters, Dorothy (Joseph) Dorgan and Marjorie (Irwin) Simpsen; a son, Kenneth Brown, and a granddaughter, Carrie Jo Hancock.

Services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 25, 2018, at First Presbyterian Church in Cedar Falls. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Western Home Communities Foundation, Grin ‘n’ Grow, Habitat for Humanity or Cedar Bend Humane Society. Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home is assisting the family. Online Condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com.

SOURCE: Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home