Gerald Dale Brown, 76, of Oxford died Friday, November 1

    Gerald Dale Brown, of Oxford, PA passed away November 1, 2024 He was 76.
    “Gerry” was born November 21, 1947 in West Grove, PA to G. Calvin Brown Jr. and Florence Graham Brown and was raised on a farm near Oxford, PA with his brother Joel C Brown and sisters Linda A Lutz and Carol L Shirk.
    He was a graduate of Oxford Area High School class of 1965 and Spring Garden Institute of Technology.
    He served in the US Army as a paratrooper during the Vietnam War and received a Purple Heart during his service.
    Gerry owned and operated Brown Machine in Lower Oxford Township for 20 years. After selling Brown Machine, he worked at Edlon Inc. in Avondale, PA until his retirement in 2020.
    Gerry’s hobby was anything dealing with computers, especially computer aided designing. ​

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    Gerry is survived by his brother Joel C Brown (Celestine Marsha Getty), sisters Linda A Lutz and Carol L Shirk (Glenn Shirk), nephew Karl S Brown (Stacy Brown), nieces Kimberly Isenhour and Stephanie Ryan and five great nieces and nephews.
    Family wishes to thank Visiting Angels caregivers for their loving care of Gerry during his last years, with special mention for Kelvin Thomas and Maryann Tomeo.
    Funeral services will be held 11 am Saturday, November 16, 2024 at the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc., 86 Pine St., Oxford, where friends and family may visit from 10 – 11 am.
    Interment will be in Oxford Cemetery.
    In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation,  https://give.michaeljfox.org/give/489725
    Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. Oxford, PA. On-line condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.