March 10, 1936 – December 24, 2018
Robert E. “Bob” Brown, 82, formerly of Tipton, died at 7:40 p.m. on Monday, December 24, 2018 at Allisonville Meadows in Fishers.
He was born on March 10, 1936 in Kokomo to John C. & Marie (Landseadel) Brown. Bob had also lived in Kokomo; Noblesville; Hudson, Fla.; Aberdeen, Md.; and Newton, Mass. He married Priscilla P. Johnson on April 20, 1960 and she preceded him in death on July 27, 2011.
Bob was a tool and die maker and had worked at Delco Electronics, retiring in 1995. He was a member of the Noblesville First United Methodist Church. He enjoyed genealogy, farming and growing walnut trees. He was also a coin collector. Bob served in the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1962.
Bob is survived by one daughter, Pam Stazesky, Newton, Mass.; two brothers, John A. Brown and wife Nancy, Kokomo; Richard Brown and wife Mary, Tipton; one sister, Harriet Charles, Bedford, Ind.; one son-in-law, Robert Phillips, Fishers; one sister-in-law, Colleen Brown, Dallas, Ga.; and one brother-in-law, Bob Jones, Delton, Mich. He also has four grandchildren, Kristen Cernero, Thomas Stazesky, Andrew Phillips and Taylor Stazesky; one great-grandson, Malachi Cernero and several nieces and nephews.
Bob was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Phillips and three siblings, Jerry Brown, Mary Jones and Patricia Brown.
Funeral services for Bob will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, December 28 at Young-Nichols Funeral Home, Tipton, with visitation from 3 to 7 p.m. Burial with military honors will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 29 at Fairview Cemetery, Tipton.
Memorial contributions in Bob’s honor may be made to the Parkinson Research Foundation, 710 E. 168th St., New York, N.Y. 10032.
Arrangements
Calling: 3 to 7 p.m., Dec. 28
Service: 7 p.m., Dec. 28
Location: Young-Nichols Funeral Home
Condolences: young-nichols.com