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Brown, Percy Joseph 'Peck'
Percy Joseph “Peck” Brown, died on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011, at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Peck was preceded in death by his parents; his siblings, Art Brown, Kate Colyar and Wanda Hanlon; and his wife, Betty Wenzel Brown.
He is survived by his children, Leigh Brown, of Honey Brook, Pa., Barbara (Terry) Fillippi of Hibbing, Minn., and Gretchen (Keith) Wright of Cedar Rapids; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
The family wishes to thank the patient staff at Keystone Cedars, for providing six years of assisted living; the staff at Mercy Hallmar, for their tenderness in making his final days peaceful; and Dr. Richard Pope and Essence of Life Hospice for all they did to ease Peck's passing.
Memorials in Peck's name may be directed to Moose Heart (through your local Moose Club) or the Arc of East Central Iowa.
Please sign the online guestbook for Percy at under obituaries.
Published in The Gazette Nov. 9, 2011.
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