Dean Ellsworth Brown, 70, Watseka, IL

Dean Ellsworth Brown, 70, of Watseka, IL, died at 8:15 a.m. on Sunday, September 13, 2009 at Iroquois Memorial Hospital in Watseka.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, at Segur-Knapp Funeral Home in Watseka and for one hour prior to the 11 a.m. service on Thursday at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Crescent City. The Rev. Joel Brown will officiate. Burial will be in St. Peter’s Lutheran Cemetery in Crescent City.

Mr. Brown was born June 10, 1939 in Monticello, IL, a son of Wade Ellsworth and Emerzilla Harshbarger Brown. He married Gloria Jean Windhorn on September 20, 1959 in Danforth, IL. She survives.

Other survivors include three sons and two daughters-in-law, Wayne and Jeanne Brown of Watseka, Jeff and Gail Brown of Bloomington and Kevin and fiancee, Audra, of Sheldon; one sister and brother-in-law, Carolyn and Delmar Graham of Urbana; one brother and sister-in-law, Ed and Sheila Brown of Bourbonnais; two sisters-in-law, Arvella Wolf of Florida and Alverda and Tom Voigt of Watseka; three brothers-in-law, Ardell Windhorn of Crescent City, Pastor Eldor and Joyce Windhorn of Westfield, IN and Harlan Windhorn of Bourbonnais; many nieces and nephews; four grandchildren and four step-grandchildren; and one great-grandchild and three step-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother-in-law and two sisters-in-law.

Mr. Brown retired from Standard Register in 2001 after thirty-three years of service. He was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Crescent City. He enjoyed woodworking, spending time with his family, antiquing, attending flea markets, old ships, and watching Illini basketball.

In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Crescent City or Iroquois Memorial Hospice.