Ira "Ken" Brown

Ira “Ken” Brown, age 65, of Tonawanda, died unexpectedly, Saturday, September 8, 2007. Born in Smoke Run, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Ira S. Brown and Catherine (nee Hurtack) Ansley. A 1960 graduate of Kenmore West High School, he had been a resident of Tonawanda for more than 40 years. He was a Marine Corps Veteran of the Vietnam War, and was employed at Spaulding Fibre until the plant closed.

He is survived by his sister, Barbara Davis of Bentonville, Arkansas; a brother, James (Barbara) Colton of Gatineau, Quebec; and several nieces and nephews.

There is no visitation. Services were cared for privately at the convenience of the family. Interment with military honors at Bath National Cemetery, Bath, New York. Arrangements were entrusted to the Hamp Funeral Home, Inc., Adam and Seymour Streets, Tonawanda.