Edmund Franklyn Brown

Edmund Franklyn Brown, 89, of Lakeside, passed away Monday, March 5, 2012 at Woodland Terrace, Bridgman. Edmund was born on December 9, 1922 in Linwood, New York, to Ralph Warren Brown and Caroline Haskell. He served his country during WWII in the U.S. Army Air Force as a second lieutenant, serving as a navigator bombardier. After the service, Edmund attended the University of Arizona where he met the mother of his children Joan Yeager. He then graduated from Notre Dame University. He was a general partner of Yeager Brown Buick in South Bend for 30 years. He was a member of the South Bend Rotary Club for 30 years, the founding president of the Lakeside Association, a reserve deputy sheriff in St. Joseph County, Indiana, a Son of the American Revolution, and a member of the Free Masons. He was also a former member of the Red Cross in Bellaire, MI and a church elder of the Alden Methodist Church. Edmund loved to cook, garden and shop. He especially loved animals. He is survived by seven children, Charles Clark Brown, Lakeside, MI, Edmund (Terry) Freeman Brown, Charleston, South Carolina, Anne (Gary) Fahrenbach, Wilmette, IL, Henry Haskell Brown, South Bend, IN, Andrew Breed (Mary) Brown, Lakeside, MI, Catherine Helen Brown (Charles) Lawrence, Compton, England, and Joshua Thomas Brown, Dunwoody, GA; 10 grandchildren; and a sister, Elinor Jordan, Iron Mountain, MI. According to Edmund’s wishes, cremation has taken place, and a memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the River Valley Senior Center. Arrangements have been entrusted to Starks-Menchinger Chapel, St. Joseph. Those wishing to share a memory of Edmund online may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com.