I. June Brown
Aug. 9, 1920 -- Aug. 22, 2007
NILES -- I. June Brown, 87, of Wells Street, and formerly of Pucker Street, Niles, died of an extended illness at 10:50 a.m. on Wednesday, August 22, 2007, in Riveridge Manor, Niles, Michigan.
Mrs. Brown was born on August 9, 1920, in Edwardsburg, Michigan, to John Franklin and Rosa (Seals) Leonard. She was a lifetime area resident. In 1985, June retired from the Simplicity Pattern Company in Niles after 20 years of service.
She was a member of the Morris Chapel United Methodist Church in Niles. On August 12, 1939, in Benton Harbor, Michigan, she was married to George A. Brown, who died on November 1, 1974.
She was also preceded by a sister, Leona M. Skalla, who died on February 23, 2003.
Her children, Patricia B., (Larry) Munhall of Gainesville, Georgia, and Michael (Carla) Brown of Niles; grandchildren, Brian and Brett Munhall, Nick and Alison Brown, and great-grandchildren, Austin, Madelynn, Cole and Cassidy Munhall also survive. A sister, Jeanne Rice of Niles, also survives.
The funeral service for I. June Brown will be at 10 a.m. Monday, August 27, 2007, in the Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, with Rev. Christopher Kruchkow of Morris Chapel United Methodist Church, Niles, officiating.
Committal services will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.
The family will receive relatives and friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home.
Contributions in memory of I. June Brown may be made to Hospice at Home or to the church.
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