Eleanor BROWN

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BROWN: Eleanor Louise Brown, July 27, 1921 - October 20, 2014. Eleanor Louise Brown passed away at the Minnedosa Personal Care Home after a lengthy illness. Interment took place at Brandon Rosewood Memorial Gardens. A memorial service was held at Minnedosa Memorial Funeral Chapel October 31, 2014 with Reverends Elgin Hall and Natasha Pearen officiating. Eleanor was born in the RM of Minto. Daughter of Lawrence and Lilian Ross. She attended Cameron School and later clerked in Daisy Mathews Ladies Wear store in Minnedosa. She married army private Fred Brown and were in their 70th of marriage. They lived in Flin Flon for a number of years before moving to Basswood, MB to take over his parent’s farm. They retired to Minnedosa in 1989. She enjoyed sewing and tailoring and helping on the farm. She was appointed Manitoba Women’s Co-ordinator for the National Farmers Union for a term. While in Minnedosa she was active in the Ladies Auxiliary to Branch 138 of the Royal Canadian Legion as secretary and was awarded a Life Membership and also a Meritorious Award for her services and participation. After retiring they enjoyed curling, golfing, and camping until her health began to fail due to osteoporosis and Parkinson’s and later dementia. She was predeceased by her parents, sister Norma Nordlinger, son Harold Lorne, daughter Norma Aileen and granddaughter Treena Marie. She is survived by her husband Fred, daughter Erla (Earl) Strong, son Dennis (Janet), three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The staff in the hospitals and the care home where she was a patient are deeply appreciated by her family for their understanding and professional care. Minnedosa Funeral Service was in care of arrangements.

As published in Brandon Sun on Nov 15, 2014