FRED MILTON BROWN, FORMERLY OF ARROWWOOD, ALBERTA PASSED AWAY APRIL 24, 1999 AT VULCAN EXTENDICARE AT THE AGE OF 81 YEARS.
FRED WAS BORN JANUARY 2, 1918 AT GLEICHEN, ALBERTA TO HARRY AND FLORENCE BROWN. FRED ATTENDED SCHOOL IN ARROWWOOD UNTIL 1936 WHEN HE WENT TO WORK FOR COLIN PARKS, NORTH OF MOSSLEIGH. IN 1941 FRED JOINED THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE AND SERVED IN CANADA AS GROUND CREW, THEN TO ENGLAND IN 1944. FRED RETURNED TO ARROWWOOD IN 1945 TO FARM. HE MARRIED JANE ANNE “NAN” BRUCE OF SCOTLAND A WAR BRIDE IN 1948 IN CALGARY. TOGETHER THEY RAISED THEIR FAMILY ON THE FARM NEAR ARROWWOOD. IN 1962 FRED STOPPED FARMING AND WORKED FOR HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW UNTIL 1964, WHEN HE BEGAN WORKING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS. HE CONTINUED WORKING ALL OVER ALBERTA WITH THE DEPARTMENT UNTIL RETIRING. NAN PASSED AWAY IN 1974. IN 1977 HE MARRIED THELMA ABERCROMBIE AND TOGETHER THEY WORKED FOR THE DEPARTMENT ROAD CREW DURING THE SUMMER AND RETURNED TO ARROWWOOD IN THE FALL. THELMA’S HEALTH FAILED LAST JULY AND THEY MOVED TO VULCAN WHERE THEY HAVE RESIDED SINCE.
FRED LOVED HIS FAMILY, HE ALSO ENJOYED TRAVELING IN THE R.V. AND CAMPING AS WELL AS PLAYING THE LOTTO, SUCCESSFULLY.
BELOVED HUSBAND OF THELMA FORMERLY OF ARROWWOOD, TWO DAUGHTERS BETH STEWART OF CALGARY AND SANDRA BROWN OF YOUNGSTOWN, A SON BRUCE (NANCY), A STEP DAUGHTER BETTY (DICK) FOX ALL OF CALGARY, TWO SISTERS DOROTHY (CASEY) NORTON OF ABBOTSFORD, B.C AND THELMA (CHUCK) BANNISTER OF VULCAN, THIRTEEN GRANDCHILDREN, TWELVE GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
FRED WAS PREDECEASED BY HIS FIRST WIFE NAN IN 1974, A BROTHER BOB IN 1960, FATHER HARRY IN 1952 AND MOTHER FLORENCE IN 1977.
FUNERAL SERVICE THURSDAY APRIL 29, 1999 AT 2 P.M. AT THE ARROWWOOD COMMUNITY HALL WITH REV. LEN EICHLER OFFICIATING.
INTERMENT ARROWWOOD CEMETERY.
HONORARY BEARERS WERE HAROLD GREENFIELD, HENRY BLOCK, GENE BURRISS, VERLYN CULP, MARGARET HOUSE, MARY McDERMID AND LOUISE BARR.
CASKET BEARERS WERE EARL AUVIGNE, JASON BROWN, ALLAN GREENFIELD, DARREN GREENFIELD, JAMES GREENFIELD AND BRUCE BROWN.
IF FRIENDS SO DESIRE, TRIBUTES IN FRED’S MEMORY COULD BE MADE TO THE HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF ALBERTA 1825 PARK RD. S.E. CALGARY T2G 3Y6.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME TELEPHONE 485-2633.