Elna Vera Brown

Elna Brown

OGDEN - Our beloved mother, Elna Vera Peterson Brown, 85, left this life to return to her Heavenly Father on December 7, 2004 at Manor Care in Ogden.

She was born May 27, 1919 in Pleasant View, Utah to Nephi and Lydia Margaret Cragun Peterson. She married Eugene Thomas Brown on December 24, 1938 in Bountiful, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Ogden LDS Temple. He preceded her in death on August 4, 1973.

Elna loved gardening and flowers. She enjoyed music, especially listening to piano music and big bands. She was always very devoted to her family. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother.

Surviving are her children, Carol Jean (James) Michelson, Ogden; Larry R. Brown, Ogden; Kent E. (Kathy) Brown, Sunset; Kevin T. (Susan) Brown, Ogden; daughter-in-law, Barbara Brown, Ogden; 18 grandchildren; and 30 great grandchildren. Also surviving are a sister, Thora Phillips of So. Ogden; and a brother, Arland (Gayle) Peterson of No. Ogden.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a son Gary Lynn Brown, and six sisters, Laura, Lucille, Erna, LaVaughn, Maurine and Norma.
VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden
100 Monroe Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84404
December 9, 2004
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ServiceMyers Mortuary of Ogden
845 Washington Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84404
December 10, 2004
11:00 AM
CemeteryOgden City Cemetery
20th and Madison
Ogden, UT 84404
December 10, 2004