Arlene Brown Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Arlene Brown of Marion, Iowa, who passed away on January 28, 2023 at the age of 87. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Arlene Brown to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Simon R. Menning and Dena Menning (Te Grotenhuis); her son Paul Wesley; her parents-in-law, Dale and Mabel Brown; her son Jeff Blunck; her grandson Adam Blunck; and her siblings, Harold Menning, Virgil Menning, Norman Menning, Marion Menning, Esther Boone, Evelyn Brink, Sylvia Hornsby and Eunice Scholten.
She is survived by: her sons, Rodney Lee and Jeffrey Allen; her husband Carroll Dale Brown of Marion; her children, Rod Blunck (Jan) of Pella and Denise Matthews (Rod) of Dubuque; her stepson David Brown of Cedar Rapids; her sisters-in-law, Regina Fineran of Northfield Minnesota and Sharon Brown of Northfield Minnesota; her grandchildren, Megan Boerema (Peter) of Sioux Falls, Nathan Blunck of Pella, Amy Blunck Olsen of Pella, Ian Matthews (Stephanie) of Grand Rapids, MI, Joy Byard (Zach) of Scranton, PA, Paul Matthews of Chicago, IL, Travis Blunck (Kimberly), S. Army and Kyle Blunck (Breanna) of Columbus, NE; and her great grandchildren, Anna, Ashleigh, James Boerema, Adaline Blunck, Betsy, Everett Matthews, Emma Byard, Kaylee, Parker Blunck, Annabelle and Charlotte Blunck.
Memorials may be directed to the family.