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Mark Brown Obituary
Jul. 26, 1950 - Jan. 19, 2021
WHITE PIGEON - Mark Edward Brown, 70, of White Pigeon, MI, passed away on January 19, 2021 in Lee County, Florida.
Mark was born in South Bend, IN on July 26, 1950, to Robert and. Leona (Maier) Brown. He graduated from Clay High School in 1968.
On August 18, 1979 he was married to Mary C. Brown (Davidson). They recently celebrated 41 years of marriage. He is survived by his brother Jay and many awesome nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Robert, Barry, and Randy.
Mark was a retired truck driver, he worked for several companies over his 40 year career. He was nicknamed “Handyman Mark”. He remodeled every house lived in and built their current home. Mark retired in 2012 but continued working at various part-time jobs until his last day. He enjoyed traveling ( as far away as Kuwait, London, and several Caribbean Islands), fishing, and the lake life where he lived since 1989. He was an avid spring mushroom hunter and camper. At the time of his passing he and Mary were camping in Florida for the winter months. Mark loved all animals, he especially loved his dogs, visitors are always greeted by a friendly bark and tail wag!
There will be a Celebration of Life from 4:00-7:00 on Sunday, June 6, 2021 at Potowatomi Conservatory in South Bend, dress is casual there's no a/c at the greenhouse. Additional parking is available at Kid's Kingdom.
In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be given to the Humane Society of Elkhart County, 54687 Co Rd. 19, Bristol, IN 46507.
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Dave and Linda Demel
July 13, 2021
We were so sorry to hear of Mark's passing. Mary probably doesn't remember us, but we rented their beautiful Long Lake home several times starting in 2009. We had rented on this lake every year since and eventually bought our own home to enjoy here full time. Mark was a sweet man and my husband loved how nice he was to our family. We are grateful that Mary and Mark were the start of our Long Lake story. It's a precious story to us. God bless Mary.
Susan Mahoney
June 1, 2021
Mark was a friendly, hardworking man with a warm voice and smile for everyone. I will miss his laugh and his tall tales. The last time I saw him, in November at a Birthday party at he and Mary hosted at their lake house in White Pigeon, MI. I was early for the party so he proudly gave me a tour of their house - a beautiful 4 bedroom house he built mostly by himself, looking out over a small scenic lake. He was a good host, setting up an outdoor TV screen by their dock to watch the Notre Dame game by a bonfire. I met Mark and Mary when my husband Mike Scholine and I and our children Sam and Heather, moved into Mark and Mary's River Park neighborhood (Hildreth St.) around 1981. We and our other neighbors - the Armstrongs/VanderBoschs and Seagos, their families and their many other friends had kids around the same age who hung out together also. This group that Mark and the rest of us have been part of for over 30 years has been nourished by the annual men's camping trips to the Elkhart Lake WI car races and the women's Annual camping trips to Indiana and Southwestern Michigan State Parks were the settings for many many good times for all of us. Mark and the rest of us are like an extended family -- the result of good luck, loving life, paying attention, loyalty and generosity...even though we are of different religions, parties, races and backgrounds. June 1, 2021
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