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- Posted: Thursday, December 18, 2014 4:20 pm
Neal R Brown of Polk City, FL, beloved husband of Beverly (nee Dopp) Brown, died peacefully at home on December 18th, 2014 after a long battle with Pancreatic cancer. He was 77. Neal was a member if I.U.O.E local 463 in Niagara Falls. His career operating heavy equipment started on the Niagara Power Project spanning 42 years. He operated all kinds of equipment but his first love was operating cranes of all makes and models. He used to say "the bigger the better". He truly loved his profession. He enjoyed woodworking as a hobby and went so far as to design and build 4 homes. He retired in 1999 and began his second career traveling this beautiful country in our motor home.
Neal is survived by close family members, daughters, Kelly (nee Brown) Carter, Shari (nee Waite) Elsenheimer; grandchildren, Jeffrey (Jackie nee Lester) Hardy, Skyler and Makenna; great grandchildren, Mackenzie and Katie; cousin, Charles (Joan) Wheeler and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.
To honor his life, donations may be made in his name to either of the following: Good Shepherd Hospice, 105 Arneson Ave., Auburndale FL 33868 (www.chaptershealth.org/hospice) for their outstanding assistance in his care, or to The Lustgarten Foundation, 1111 Stewart Ave., Bethpage, NY 11714 (www.CurePC.org) to find a cure for this awful disease.
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