Jr. Russell Brown

Russell Brown, Jr., age 73, of Colesburg, IA, died Monday, May 23, 2011, at the Guttenberg Municipal Hospital. He was born on August 25, 1937, in Colesburg Iowa to Russell and Irene (Hansel) Brown Sr. Growing up, Russ received his education from the Colesburg area. Shortly after high school, Russ started working for Kuhlman Construction where he worked for many years until his retirement. On September 23, 1958, Russ was united in marriage with Jean Geuder. Two children were born to this union. Russ enjoyed playing euchre, fishing, hunting especially mushrooms. In his younger days he loved to run his fox hounds. Russ passed the time by working in his garden, watching the birds, riding his 4-wheeler and working around on his tractor. He was an avid Cubs and Packers fan and most of all he enjoyed spending time with his family. Russ in survived by his wife of 52 years, Jean Brown; two children, Mark (Carol) Brown of Colesburg and Mary (Kevin) Klostermann of Dyersville; three grandchildren, Nick (Megan) Brown, Troy (Julie) Brown both of Colesburg and Dustin Klostermann of New Vienna; one great grandson, Cooper Brown; one sister Linda (Pat) Oberbroeckling of Dyersville; one nephew Adam Oberbroeckling and many other friends and family. He was preceded in death by his parents.Visitation: Wednesday 3:00- 8:00 P.M. May 25, 2011 at the Tuecke-Allyn Funeral Home Guttenberg, Iowa and one hour before service at church.Funeral Service: Thursday 10:00 A.M May 26, 2011 at St. John's Lutheran Church Guttenberg, IowaInterment: Brown Cemetery Colesburg, Iowa Service Information A service summary is not available