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Ralph E. Brown

4 Dec 1900 – 16 Oct 1965

Birth	4 Dec 1900
Death	16 Oct 1965
Cemetery	Columbus Cemetery Columbus , Platte County , Nebraska , USA
Added by	Shirley (Bruhn) Martys on 15 Jul 2008
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20317499

Bio

WEB site; http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~neplatte/vitals/vitals1965.html The Columbus Daily Telegram, October 18, 1965 BROWN--Ralph E. Brown, former Columbus resident, dies Ralph Ellis Brown, 64, Omaha, former Columbus resident, died Saturday night at St. Joseph hospital in Omaha after a long illness. Final rites will be conducted by the Rev. Arthur Detwiler at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Gass Funeral chapel, and burial will be in Columbus cemetery. The body is now lying in state at the funeral home. The son of Ellis G. and Rose Belle Phillips Brown, he was born Dec. 4, 1900, at Humphrey. He attended the University of Nebraska two years. Mr. Brown was married to Ilo Mae Brown Aug. 25, 1925, at Council Bluffs. They had resided the past 35 years in Omaha, where he was station auditor for Union Pacific Railroad. Mr. Brown was a member of the Trans-Missouri Passenger club. He is survived by his wife; one son, Richard W. of Omaha, two daughters, Mrs. A.L. (Eileen) Meyer of Omaha and Mrs. Guy L. (Diane) Craig of Omaha; 10 grandchildren; five brothers, Howard Brown of Columbus, Harry of Denver, Carroll of Dallas, Tex., Jay of Alexandria, Va., and Ellis of Omaha; and four sisters, Mrs. Fred (Clara) Kluck of Richland, Mrs. Lowell (Ruth) Grimes of Columbus, Mrs. R.Y. (Cora) Lisco of Aurora, Colo., and Mr. W.D. (Helen) Dover of Pompano Beach, Calif. A son, Ralph, jr., his parents and a brother, George, preceded him in death.

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Family

Parents

• Ellis Garvin Brown 1870–1942
• Rosa Belle Phillips Brown 1878–1925

Spouse

• Ilo Mae Baasch Brown 1906–1993

Siblings

• George P. Brown 1895–1917
• Harry Craig Brown 1896–1979
• Cora R Brown Lisco 1898–1971
• Carroll Milton Brown 1903–1970
• Howard Cook Brown 1905–1978
• Helen Mary Brown Dover 1907–2002
• Jay C. Brown 1909–2009
• Clara M. Brown Kluck 1912–1995
• Ruth E. Brown Grimes 1914–2001
• Ellis Garvin Brown Jr 1916–2001

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