Brown, Earl E. ‘Buster’ (1931-2015)
BROWN, ANDERSON, ANDREWS, ROUSE, KERR, WILDE, KLUVER
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 11/16/2015 at 10:45:09
Earl E. ‘Buster’ Brown
October 14, 1931 - October 29, 2015Earl E. ‘Buster’ Brown, 84, of Clarion, passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa in Mason City.
Buster Brown was born on October 14, 1931, in Oelwein, Iowa, to Donald D. and Helen (Andrews) Brown. Before moving to Forest City in 1943, he attended elementary schools in West Union, Des Moines, and Martinsdale.
After graduation from high school in 1950, he enlisted in the Navy, spending the greater part of his service in Key West, Florida. After his honorable discharge in 1954, he attended Iowa State University before leaving to pursue a career in aeronautics. For over fifteen years, he worked for Piper Aircraft in Florida and then for Bihrle Applied Research building model airplanes for wind tunnel testing. For a time, he worked for Winnebago Industries in Forest City before moving to Virginia for a few years to work on top secret models. He, then, retired to Clarion and married Marlene Anderson in 1992.
An active member of the First United Methodist Church and Utili Dulci Sunday School Class, Buster did a lot of volunteer work for the church and community. He, also, enjoyed traveling, studying airplanes, making crafts, painting-by-numbers, building model ships, flower gardening, and going out to eat and have coffee with friends. Buster loved watching the birds and squirrels, always making sure they were well fed.
Buster is survived by his wife, Marlene; his two children, Dorothy Diane (Dee Dee), and her husband, Larry Rouse, of Los Angeles, California, and Earl E. Brown, Jr,. of Miami, Florida; two step-sons, Jeff (Toni) Anderson, and his family of Belmond, and Jan (Betsy) Anderson, and family of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; and his sister, Karen Kerr, of Waterloo.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother; his sister, Barb Wilde; and two nephews, Kevin and Tracy Kluver.
Memorial services for Buster Brown will be held on Monday, November 2, 2015, at 11:00 AM at the First United Methodist Church, 201 3rd Avenue North East, Clarion, with Pastor Mike Gudka officiating. A private family burial will be held at Oakland Cemetery in Forest City. Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 1, 2015, from 4:00 until 6:00 PM at the Ewing Funeral Home, 1801 Central Avenue East, Clarion, and again one hour prior to services at the church on Monday.
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