THOMAS BROWN obituary

SPOKANE, Wash. Former

Havre resident Thomas H.

Brown, 87, died Monday, June 19,

2006, in Spokane of natural causes. A funeral

service and burial will be held

Friday in Davenport, Wash., at

Strate Funeral Home. Tom was

born July 18, 1918, in Zurich to

Esther and Howard T. Brown.

The family moved to Havre in

1927, where his father was manager

of Clacks Hardware for 30

years before starting his own

hardware business, Brown's Hardware.

Tom was educated in Havre

schools and joined the Navy in

1938. He served eight years and

was honorably discharged in 1946.

He married Geraldine Wright

in Oakland, Calif., in 1940.

Tom moved to Seattle and

was employed by Regalia Auto

Parts for 31 years. He retired in

1978 for health reasons. He and

his wife, Irene Maskenthine,

retired to Davenport. She died in November 1985.

Tom was a member of the

Eagles, Elks, VFW and

American Legion. He was an

avid golfer and had the distinction

of achieving a hole-in-one trophy.

He married Berneice Mead on June 27, 1987.

Tom was preceded in death

by his parents, Howard T. and

Esther Brown; sisters, Betty

Jones and Patty Troy.

Survivors include his wife,

Berneice; son, Thomas Brown

Jr.; daughters, Sharyn and Char

Hutsel; sons, Don and Tom

Hutsel; three grandchildren; sister,

Myrtice Ratto of Albany,

Ore.; brother, Bob Brown of

Missoula; and numerous nieces

and nephews whom he entertained

with his quick wit and

numerous tales.