Brown, Gary Richard (1944 - 2020)

BROWN, WINEY, TAPH, DELARM, MCKINSEY, BOHANNON, HOWARD, MAJERUS, KAUFMAN, ESHELMAN, PETERSON

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 9/12/2020 at 19:56:52

Name of deceased: Gary Richard Brown

Aged: 76 yrs, 5 mo, 21 days

Residence: Carroll, IA

Born: Feb. 19, 1944; Charleston, Kanawha County, WV

Died: Aug. 9, 2020; St. Anthony Regional Hospital, Carroll, Carroll County, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, Aug. 15, 2020 at the Carroll Football Stadium, Carroll, IA; a graveside service followed at the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Wife of 55 years, Donna of Carroll, IA; children, Todd (spouse, Debbie) Brown of Lebanon, IN, and Tiffany (spouse, Skip) Winey of Perry, IA; daughter-in-law, Michelle Brown of Le Mars, IA; grandchildren, Trent (spouse, Mariah) Brown of LeMars, IA, Megan (spouse, Nicholas) Taph of McCook Lake, SD, Miranda (spouse, Josh) DeLarm of Boone, IA, Madilyn (spouse, Logan) Brown of Moville, IA, Meredith Brown of LeMars, IA, Bethany (spouse, Matt) McKinsey of Lebanon, IN, Andrew, Hannah, and Adam Brown, all of Lebanon, IN, and Caleb, Ethan, Dylan, Garett, and Isaac Winey of Perry, IA; great-grandchildren, Maxwell, Alice, Melody, Norah, Sorin, Emmet, MaKena, Leo, and Evelyn; siblings, Frances (spouse, Gilbert) Bohannon of Harrisville, WV, Jack (spouse, Shirley) Brown of Harrisville, WV, and Judy Howard of Smithsburg, MD; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, John Thomas and Annie Pearl (nee Brown) Brown; mother- and father-in-law, Anthony and Lillian Majerus; brother, Charles Brown; daughter, Tamara Brown (died in infancy); son, Troy Brown (deceased 2020); sister-in-law, Linda Kaufman; brothers-in-law, Alvin Eshelman, Bill Peterson, and John Howard

Education: Attended school in Charleston, WV and Harrisville, WV

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: Donna Majerus; May 26, 1965; First Baptist Church, Silver Springs, MD

Employment: After completing high school, he went to work for Geico Insurance, Hyattsville, MD. After his marriage, they moved to Harlan, IA where Gary began his employment at Super Value Grocery Store (later purchased by HyVee) in Harlan, IA. They moved to Carrol, IA in 1982 and Gary became the assistant manager of the Carroll Hy-Vee. On Jan. 21, 2020, he celebrated working for Hy-Vee for 50 years.

Hobbies/Interests: enjoyed yardwork and gardening; spending time in his workshop; remodeling his home; decorating their home for the holidays, especially at Christmas; enjoyed spending time with family, especially the grandchildrens’ events

Sources: harlanonline.com; dahnandwoodhouse.com