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Larry Brown
Larry Brown
Amana
Larry Brown, 81, passed peacefully with family on February 24, 2025. Born on December 7, 1943, in Louisiana, Missouri to Gilbert Brown and Louise (Pegump) Brown, he was the fourth of five children. He is preceded in death by his parents, Gilbert Brown and Louise (Pegump) Brown, sister Pat Johnson, brother Bob Brown and sister-in-law Joanne Brown.
During his life, Larry worked at the Amana Meat Market, and later as a driver for TMC where he logged over 1,000,000 miles driving throughout the country. Larry volunteered with the Amana Fire Department for over 27 years. He was an active member of Ducks Unlimited, and loved to hunt deer and otherwise spend time outdoors. Larry cherished attending the various activities of his grandchildren, including countless baseball games, choir and dance recitals and tennis matches over the years, where he was never shy about providing a word of advice and encouragement following the conclusion of any activity. He loved spending time with his grand dogs and traveling the country with his wife, Elaine, and their friends. Despite some health issues over the past several years, he always maintained his positive outlook, concern for others, sense of humor, and was a joy to all who knew him.
Larry is survived by his wife of 60 years, Elaine (Ehrmann) Brown, daughter Angie (Mike) Flanagan of Overland Park, KS, son Corey (Sherri) Brown of Amana, IA, grandchildren Shea (Jacob) Spreyer of Chicago, IL, Brady Flanagan of Scottsdale, AZ, Callie Flanagan of Cincinnati, OH, Zach Brown of Cedar Rapids, IA, Addison Brown of Amana, IA, brother-in-law Michael (Janice) Ehrmann of Amana, IA, and brothers Fred Brown of Cedar Rapids, IA and Tom (Phyllis) Brown of Solon, IA. We were abundantly blessed to have Larry on this earth for 81 years.
Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 27, 2025, and a celebration of Larry’s life is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Friday, February 28, 2025, both to be held at the Amana Society Church in Middle Amana, IA. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made in Larry’s memory to the Amana Church Society.
Online condolences: www.klosterfuneralhome.com
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