Sidney Brown

Hudson, SD: Sidney Brown, 95, of Hudson, South Dakota, died Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at Bethesda of Beresford Nursing Home in Beresford, South Dakota. Memorial service will be held Sunday, May 24, at 2:00 p.m. at Hudson Lutheran Church with Pastor Lori Marty officiating. Burial will be held prior at 1:00 p.m. at Eden Cemetery in Hudson and is open to all who knew him. Visitation, with the family present, will be held Saturday, May 23 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. at the church and again from 12:00-1:00 p.m. Sunday at the church. A prayer service will be held at the church Saturday at 7:00 p.m. Condolences may be left for the family at www.porterfuneralhomes.com.

Sidney Glenn Brown, son of Oliver Frederick and Cora Mae (Boardman) Brown, was born along with his twin brother Wallace Boyd on July 28, 1919 at the family farm west of Oldham, South Dakota. He graduated from Oldham High School, class of 1938. He went on to receive his teaching certificate with his first teaching position being at Drakola Country School, a one room schoolhouse. Sidney was sworn into the Army Air Corp on January 16, 1942 and began his training in Mississippi. Sidney was united in marriage with the love of his life, Ann Marie Larson on June 14, 1943 in Biloxi, Mississippi. He began his pilot training at Kessler Air Force Base just four days later. Sidney continued his training & proudly served his country during World War II where he flew a variety of aircraft including the P-47 Thunderbolt and was a pilot instructor. These years of adventure provided countless stories that he loved to share with family and friends even until the last days of his life.

After the war, Sidney and Ann made their home in Hudson, South Dakota. They were blessed with the arrival of their pride and joy, their son, Darwin Glenn on October 3, 1948. Throughout Sidney’s adult life, he worked a variety of positions including teacher and coach for the Hudson School District, car salesman at Harry Miller Garage, worked for his brother-in-law at Foxbilt Feed Store, was church custodian at Hudson Lutheran, apartment manager for the Hudson Housing Corporation and a sales associate for Schoeneman’s. However, he spent the majority of his career as a rural mail carrier for the United States Postal Service, retiring after 33 years of service in May 1979.

Sidney had many interests including crocheting, vegetable and flower gardening, canning, cooking and baking, stamp collecting, enjoying sporting events and participating in golf and bowling leagues. He could often be found at the nearest airport watching aircraft take off and land. Sidney’s favorite activity though was spending time with his son, granddaughters, their spouses and his great-grandchildren. Some of their favorite memories include side yard games of badminton and croquet, learning to drive at a very young age on the back roads around Hudson, bicycle rides to the drug store downtown, regular games of Pittsburgh and GOB (Sidney’s concoction of vanilla ice cream, Hershey’s chocolate syrup and crushed saltine crackers …so good!). Sidney was a lifetime member of the American Legion and Hudson Lutheran Church. He reflected on his life daily by keeping a diary for nearly 60 years.

Sidney is survived by his son, Darwin (Jeanette) Brown of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; six grandchildren, Jennifer (David) Axtman of Sioux Falls; Heidi (Mark) Terveen of Sioux Falls; Kari (Josh) Boyd of Eden Prairie, Minnesota; Ashley (Tom) Frost of Sioux Falls; Bryce (Danielle) Bettmann of Omaha, Nebraska; and Jordan Bettmann of Minneapolis, Minnesota; 14 great-grandchildren, Isaac, Gabriell, Nicolas and Jacob Axtman; Emma, Katelyn, Andrew and Ava Terveen; Sophia and Jonah Boyd; Gable and Autumn Frost; Lyla and Annabelle Bettmann, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Ann; parents, Fred and Cora; sisters, Bernice (Lester) Larson; Viola (Paul) Apland; Marjorie (Lloyd) Youel; Ruby (Elwood) Page; twin brother, Wallace (Betty) Brown; and brother, Merlyn Brown; inlaws, Theodore and Hilma Larson; brothers-in-law Oscar (Ruby) Larson, Palmer (Zepha) Larson, Clarence (Luella) Larson; sister-in-law Mabel (Darwin “Doc”) Bowyer, as well as many nieces and nephews.

Visitation

5:30 - 7:00 p.m. ,Saturday, May 23, 2015
Hudson Lutheran Church
702 Harris Street Hudson, South Dakota, Lincoln 57034

Prayer Service

7:00 p.m. ,Saturday, May 23, 2015
Hudson Lutheran Church
702 Harris Street Hudson, South Dakota, Lincoln 57034

Visitation

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. ,Sunday, May 24, 2015
Hudson Lutheran Church
702 Harris Street Hudson, South Dakota, Lincoln 57034

Memorial Service

2:00 p.m. ,Sunday, May 24, 2015
Hudson Lutheran Church
702 Harris Street Hudson, South Dakota, Lincoln 57034