Edwin C. Brown Sr.

Edwin C. Brown Sr. 1929 - 2008 ADAMS Edwin C. Brown Sr. of 16 High St. died Sunday evening, Sept. 21, 2008, at the North Adams Regional Hospital. Born in North Adams on Sept. 19, 1929, son of Archie and Hazel O'Dell Brown, he attended North Adams Schools. An Army veteran of the Korean War, he served for nine years in the military. Mr. Brown was last employed with General Electric Co. in Pittsfield for 23 years as a fabricator, retiring in 1991. Prior to that, he worked for the former Sprague Electric Co in North Adams, and the former Berkshire Hathaway Co. in Adams. An avid fisherman and bowler, he also enjoyed playing the lottery. He was also a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He leaves his wife, the former Shirley Charron, with whom he celebrated 51 years of marriage. They were married Aug. 17, 1957. Besides his wife, he leaves three sons, Edwin C. Brown Jr., Michael Brown and his wife, Denise, and David Brown and his wife, Patricia, all of Adams; three daughters, Laura Piantini and her husband, Fredricho, of Philadelphia, Pa., Gail Packard and her husband, Michael, of Florida Mountain, and Barbara A. Brown of Albany, N.Y.; one brother, Robert Brown of Connecticut; one sister Violet Brown of North Adams; eight grandchildren, eight great -grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by one brother, William Brown, and by three sisters, Dorothy Clairmont, Marie Volff, and May Roberts. FUNERAL NOTICE: Services for Edwin C. Brown Sr. will take place Thursday, Sept. 25, 2008, at 1 p.m. from the TROTTIER PRINGLE FUNERAL HOME, 6 Summer St., with the Rev. Donald Gray, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will follow in Southview Cemetery in North Adams. Calling hours at the funeral home will be Thursday from 11 a.m. until the time of the service. Donations in his memory may be made to the American Cancer Society through the funeral home.