Imogene Brown

Imogene Brown, 80, of Marshalltown, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at Central Iowa Healthcare in Marshalltown, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 1, 2017, at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. Visitation will be on Sunday, April 30, 2017, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the family. For condolences or questions please visit: www.mitchellfh.com. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Imogene and her family. Phone 641-844-1234. Imogene Ann Borton was born on December 24, 1936 in Marshalltown, Iowa; she was the daughter of Clarence Archie and Bertha (Bumbarger) Borton. She attended school in the Marshalltown Community School District. On June 12, 1954, Imogene was united in marriage to Harold Brown at the First Congregational Church in Marshalltown. They had lived their entire married lives in Marshalltown. She would babysit over the years, helped people at home and in nursing homes and also helped work on the farm. She had been a member of the Eagles Lodge and helped with Home League at the Salvation Army. She was a charter member of the Ladies Auxiliary UAW Local #893. Imogene and Harold enjoyed dancing and she would travel with Harold to nursing homes to play music and they enjoyed going to the Beaman jam sessions. Imogene always enjoyed playing bingo. Left to cherish her memory is her children: Keith (Amelda Miller) Clapsaddle, Harold (Jana) Brown, Jr., Russell (Candi Haye) Brown and Lisa (Mike) Stackhouse-Vajgert; grandchildren: Karen Rockne, Amy Zeman, Daniel Clapsaddle, Dustin Brown, Heather Dostal, Rusty Brown, Nick Brown, Gina Frost, Carter Brown, Jeannie Stackhouse, Samantha Regalado and Kevin Stackhouse; great-grandchildren: Scott Rockne, Breanna Rockne, Joe Stanton, Jersey Zeman, Jasper Zeman, Jozi Brown, Julia Brown, Jayce Dostal, Karley Frost, Alivia Frost, Emerie Frost, Jordan Rhodes, Jacob Brown, and one on the way, Trinity Salyers, Nora Stackhouse, Briget Stackhouse, Skyler Stackhouse, Lincoln Stackhouse, and; siblings, Frank (Dorothy) Borton of Marshalltown, Iowa and Iona (Claude) Brown of Hudson, Iowa; and special friend John Whitehead and several nieces and nephews. In death Imogene rejoins her parents, Clarence and Bertha; husband Harold; daughter Glendora; grandson Curtis Stackhouse and granddaughter Randi Jo Vagjert; great-grandson Kevin Edward and one son-in-law, Chris Stackhouse; siblings, Viola Brown, Helen Harvey and Floyd Borton.