Daisy A. Brown

Daisy A. Brown, 92, of Corning, Iowa, passed away, Sunday, June, 27, 2021 at CHI Health Mercy Hospital, in Corning, Iowa. Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M, Friday, July 2, 2021, at the First Presbyterian Church, 907 Grove Avenue, Corning, Iowa, with Rev. Jessica Paulsen officiating. The service will be live-streamed on the Corning First Presbyterian Church Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/1stPresCorning. Burial will be at the Brooks Cemetery, rural Adams County, Iowa. Open visitation will be 2:00 – 8:00 P.M., with family receiving friends 6:00 – 8:00 P.M., Thursday, July 1, 2021, at Pearson Family Funeral Service & Cremation Center, 701 7th Street, Corning, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to the Corning First Presbyterian Church, the Corning Public Library, and/or the Mercy Health Care Foundation. Memories and on-line condolences may be left at www.pearsonfuneralhomes.com.

Daisy Arlene (Blazek) Brown was born at home November 22, 1928 to Rudolph and Gladys (Coleman) Blazek northeast of Prescott in Union Township, Adams County, IA. She was the second born of four children.

She attended rural school at Maple Grove (Union #3) and graduated from Prescott High School with the Class of 1946.

On October 6, 1946, she and Robert Francis Brown were married at the Little Brown Church at Nashua, IA. Two children were born to bless this union: Beverly and Ronald.

Daisy and Bob started farming north of Corning, later farming northeast of Prescott and then west of Brooks, IA. In 1979 they moved to a new home built by Daisy’s brother, Louis Blazek, southeast of Brooks in Jasper Township on land they purchased in 1968. Daisy was a farmwife, and with the help of her son, managed her farm for almost 37 years following the death of her husband.

Daisy was a member of the Brooks United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, and the Rose Ann Auxiliary. She enjoyed gardening, reading, puzzles, bird-watching, nature, and the seasonal planting and harvesting times. She loved her family and her home. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren gave her much joy and love.

Daisy is survived by her children: Beverly (Jim) Amdor and Ron (LuAnne) Brown, four grandchildren: Aaron (Kylee) Amdor, Tom Brown, Teresa (Brian) Urwiller, Jennifer (Tony) Mensing and five great-grandchildren: Mya Urwiller, Evan Amdor, Max Mensing, Brooke Urwiller, and Alyx Mensing. Also surviving are her brother, John Blazek and sister-in-law, Darlene Blazek, as well as numerous nieces and nephews and extended family and friends.

Daisy was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, her sister and brother-in-law, Mary and Wayne Kenfield, her brother, Louis Blazek, sisters-in-law, Margaret Blazek and Doris Galloway, brothers-in-law, Harold Brown and Howard Clark, and nieces, Patricia and Deammie Blazek.