Brown, Allen L. (1932-2014)
BROWN, ANDERSON, JORDAHL, KREIN, MORGAN, THOMPSON, HANNA, HOCKENSON, GUDMONSON
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Date: 1/9/2015 at 14:11:54
Allen L. Brown
August 20, 1932 - December. 27, 2014LELAND – Allen L. Brown, 82, of Leland, died on Saturday, December 27, 2014, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Allen L. Brown, the youngest child of Emery and Hannah (Anderson) Brown, was born on August 20, 1932, in Mt. Valley Township, Winnebago County. He grew up in the Forest City area where he attended school. Allen served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War as a tank mechanic. Following his honorable discharge, he returned to Forest City. On October 12, 1956, he married Clarice Jordahl at Buffalo Center. They lived their entire married life in Leland where they raised their three children, Michael, Susan, and Tom. Allen owned and operated a service station and bulk plant in Leland for a time and worked at Winnebago Industries delivering truck toppers. He also was co-owner of CR’s Crafts in Leland with his wife, Clarice. He enjoyed traveling, gardening, spending time with his family, and sharing candy with his grandchildren. He was known in the area for growing fantastic sweet corn.
He was a member of Our Saviors’ Lutheran Church and the Leland VFW Post No. 6161.
Allen is survived by Clarice, his wife of fifty-eight years; three children and their families, Michael (Joanne) Brown, of Forest City, and their two children, Travis and Tiffany Brown; Susan Krein, of Leland and her three children, Adam (Shanee) Krein, Marissa Krein and Jonathan Krein (fiancée, Quincey Vaagensmith); and Tom (Kyra) Brown, of Hillsboro, Oregon, and their four children, Hannah Brown, Jarod Brown, Daphne Morgan, and Tristan Morgan; and two great-grandchildren, Logan and Colby Krein; as well as many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his son-in-law, Michael Krein, March 2, 2014; five sisters, Ruby (Kenneth) Thompson, Vera (Kenneth) Hanna, Lola (Lloyd) Hockenson, Ethel (Marlyn) Gudmonson, and Eva Mae (Arden) Anderson; and a brother, Gene (Dorothy) Brown.
Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 31, 2014, at the Cataldo Schott Funeral Home in Forest City with James Mantel, lay minister at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Leland, officiating. Military rites will be conducted by the Leland Veterans Ceremonial Unit. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., December 30, 2014, at the Cataldo Schott Funeral Home in Forest City and will continue one hour prior to services at the funeral home.
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