George C. Brown

George C. Brown, 84, of Washington Square Apartments in Wilkes-Barre died Sunday in Hospice Community Care.

Born 22 October 1924 in Wilkes-Barre he was a son of the late George C. and Ann Metzger Brown.

A 1942 graduate of Saint Nicholas High School, George later continued his education at Bucknell Junior College.

A Marine Corps veteran of World War II he served in the Pacific Theater.

George was a supervisor for RCA in Mountain Top for more than twenty years and, at the time of his retirement in 2005, worked for MetraHealth Insurance Company in Nanticoke.

George was a lifelong member of the Parish of Saint Therese and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

George and his high school sweetheart, Mary Pringle Brown were married 3 August 1946. They spent more than fifty-seven years together before her death on 26 March 2004.

A grandson, Jared Brown died 12 March 2003 and a brother, Donald Brown and sisters, Rita Buckley and Mary Blankenship also preceded him in death.

George will be remembered for his patience and sense of humor, and for being a friend to all who knew him.

Surviving are his children,
Mary and her husband Barry Payne of Wilkes-Barre, Linda and her husband Michael Ciechoski of Wilkes-Barre, George and his wife Marianne Brown of Wilkes-Barre and Donald Brown of Plains, ten grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren

Funeral will be held Thursday at 09:30 AM from McLaughlin Family Funeral Service 142 South Washington Street in Wilkes-Barre with Funeral Mass at 10:00 AM in Church of Saint Therese. Interment will be in Saint Mary's Cemetery in Hanover Township.

Friends may call Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM