Marlene was born to Orville C. and Charlotte M. (Davis) Lehman on May 13, 1936 in their home in rural Brandon, IA. Marlene attended the Brandon Community School and graduated in 1954. She went on to attend the Iowa Teacher's College in Cedar Falls, IA, and received her certificate of Teaching in 1956. On November 29, 1957 she married her high school sweetheart, Larry D. Brown, at the United Methodist Church in Brandon. Larry joined the U.S. Army and they lived throughout the United States. Marlene really enjoyed her time in Alaska, California, and Manhattan, KS. In 1978, they settled on a farm they purchased in rural Brandon, IA.
Marlene is survived by her six children; Scott (Jenn) Brown, Brandon, IA, Brenda (Ray) Bailey, Mansfield, TX, Kaylene (Bill) Brown, Anchorage, AK, Becky (Tom) Peterson, Bondurant, IA, Karen(Brian) Thomson, North Barrington, IL, and Kathy (Eric) Christianson, Lake Mills, IA, fourteen grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, three brothers; Richard "Dick" (Dorothy) Lehman, Fairbank, IA, John (Artie) Lehman, Hazelton, IA, David (Lorraine) Lehman, Brandon, IA, a sister, Nancy (James) Prevatt, Bonita Springs, FL, and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Orville and Charlotte Lehman, her husband Larry Brown, and her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Ruth and Everett Brown.
A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday February 20th, at the United Methodist Church in Brandon, IA with Rev. Luke Evans presiding. Burial will be held at the Brandon Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 PM until 8 PM on Friday February 19, 2021 at the Reiff Family Center in Independence, IA.
To leave an on-line condolence please go to www.reifffamilycenter.com under obituaries.
Marlene was born to Orville C. and Charlotte M. (Davis) Lehman on May 13, 1936 in their home in rural Brandon, IA. Marlene attended the Brandon Community School and graduated in 1954. She went on to attend the Iowa Teacher's College in Cedar Falls, IA, and received her certificate of Teaching in 1956. On November 29, 1957 she married her high school sweetheart, Larry D. Brown, at the United Methodist Church in Brandon. Larry joined the U.S. Army and they lived throughout the United States. Marlene really enjoyed her time in Alaska, California, and Manhattan, KS. In 1978, they settled on a farm they purchased in rural Brandon, IA.
Marlene is survived by her six children; Scott (Jenn) Brown, Brandon, IA, Brenda (Ray) Bailey, Mansfield, TX, Kaylene (Bill) Brown, Anchorage, AK, Becky (Tom) Peterson, Bondurant, IA, Karen(Brian) Thomson, North Barrington, IL, and Kathy (Eric) Christianson, Lake Mills, IA, fourteen grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, three brothers; Richard "Dick" (Dorothy) Lehman, Fairbank, IA, John (Artie) Lehman, Hazelton, IA, David (Lorraine) Lehman, Brandon, IA, a sister, Nancy (James) Prevatt, Bonita Springs, FL, and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Orville and Charlotte Lehman, her husband Larry Brown, and her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Ruth and Everett Brown.
A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday February 20th, at the United Methodist Church in Brandon, IA with Rev. Luke Evans presiding. Burial will be held at the Brandon Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 PM until 8 PM on Friday February 19, 2021 at the Reiff Family Center in Independence, IA.
To leave an on-line condolence please go to www.reifffamilycenter.com under obituaries.
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