This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brown, Kochendorfer, Ziehme, McIntyre, Johnson, Tape, Jacobs, Lange, Florence, Foslid, Dryver, Scott Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/3FC.2ACI/3752 Message Board Post: Richard E. Brown, 77 Friday, October 01, 2004 Richard E. Brown, 77, of Menomonie died Friday, Sept. 24, at his home. He was born Dec. 9, 1926, in Menomonie, the son of Harvey and Rose (Kochendorfer) Brown. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was discharged in 1946. On Oct. 24, 1946, in Stillwater, he was married to Maxine Ziehme. They lived in the Hatchville area until returning to Menomonie in 1952. He was a cheese maker at Summit Cheese Factory in Wilson for several years and also worked at Twin City Milk Producers in Elmwood and Menomonie before working in the maintenance department at University of Wisconsin-Stout from 1966 until his retirement in 1987. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Menomonie and the American Legion. He loved gardening, making wine, fishing, hunting, ice fishing and camping. After retirement, he and his wife liked traveling, especially to their favorite places, Branson, Mo., and the House on the Rock near Spring Green. Surviving are three daughters, Linda (Allen) McIntyre of Menomonie, Connie (Michael) Johnson of Hudson and Cindy (Jerry) Tape of Cottage Grove, Minn; five grandsons, Kevin (Jean) Jacobs and Kurt (Patricia) Jacobs, both of Menomonie, Scott Johnson of Hammond, Jason Johnson (fiancee Abby) of Hudson and Joshua Tape of Cottage Grove; four granddaughters, Kari Lange of Colfax, Shannon Johnson of New Richmond, Jenna and Kelsey Tape, both of Cottage Grove; two great-grandsons, Cody Jacobs of Menomonie and Dakotah Jacobs of Colfax; one great-granddaughter, Sydney Jacobs of Menomonie; two step-grandsons, Michael (Melva) McIntyre and Patrick (Carol) McIntyre, both of Wheeler; and two brothers, Harvey (Mary) Brown of Prescott and Harold Brown of Weatherford, Okla. Preceding him in death were his parents; his wife, Maxine; two sisters, Janet Florence and Mary Foslid; and three brothers, Robert “Midge,” John and Ed. A Memorial Service was at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, at the United Methodist Church in Menomonie with the Rev. Rosalind Dryver-Scott officiating. Burial of his cremains was in Forest Hill Cemetery in Knapp with military honors provided by the Menomonie Veterans Honor Guard. Visitation was from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Olson Funeral Home in Menomonie and from 10 a.m. until time of service Wednesday at the church. © 2004 Hudson Star-Observer - Reposted by permission http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=11833&SectionID=3&SubSectionID=54&S=1