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Martha Marie (Marty) STEIMER Brown
Husband's obit:
Richard S. Brown, age 67, of Union Township, lost his courageous battle with AML Leukemia on Sunday, September 23, 2012, with his wife by his side. Rick was born in Erie on June 29, 1945, a son of the late William H. and Sidney F. McElwain Brown. He attended Irving Elementary and Roosevelt Junior High Schools and graduated from Strong Vincent High School in 1964.
Rick was a proud veteran of the U S. Navy, having served two years in the Reserves and nine years Active Duty, including service in Vietnam. Following his honorable discharge from the Navy, he was employed briefly with Parker-White Metal and then retired from General Electric with over 34 years of service. During the course of his employment at GE, he developed safety fixtures for work areas.
Rick enjoyed astronomy, cars of all kinds, motorcycles, electronics, repairing things, dining in restaurants, movies, watching his big screen TV, Lionel trains, golf, the casino, kayaking, bicycling, working on and developing robots and many other hobbies too numerous to mention. He also had a passion for animals of all kinds, loved Christmas and he and his wife had a seasonal site at a campground for several years. Rick was a life member of the North East VFW.
Rick is survived by his beloved wife, Martha M. (Marty) Steimer Brown, whom he married on July 26, 1980. He is further survived by a sister, Janet M. Hinkson of Union Township, a brother, Jerald E. Brown of Erie, two nieces, Judy (Kris) Fox and Jennifer (Jeremy) Elder, a nephew, Randy Hinkson, a cousin, Jean (Robert) Foulk, three great-nephews, four great-nieces, his mother-in-law, Mary Jane Steimer and his brother-in-law, Norbert J. Steimer (fiancée Cheryl Chiota), and his beloved cat, Rusty. He was preceded in death by another sister, Judith A. Brown, in 1976. Friends may call at the Our Lady of Peace Church, 2401 West 38th St. on Saturday morning from 10 a.m. until the time of the Funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. The Francis V. Kloecker Funeral Home, Inc., 2502 Sassafras St. is in charge of the funeral arrangements.
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