Bernard F. “Bernie” Brown of North Wales, PA died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, March 1, 2014, at his residence. He was 73.

He was the beloved husband of 33 years to Carolyn Ursbruck Brown.

Born in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late John and Mary Linney Brown and father of the late Richard L. Teeter.

Mr. Brown was a resident of North Wales for the past 13 years .A graduate of Thomas Edison High School in Philadelphia, he went on to work as a fork lift operator for the Honeywell Corporation for 35 years. Following his retirement, he was an avid bingo player, had a great love for horse racing, and also enjoyed cards and board games.

Bernard treasured spending time with his family and especially with his grandchildren whom he adored. He was always present for family functions and activities and will be remembered fondly for his ability to always remain young at heart. He will be dearly missed as a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and brother.
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In addition to his loving wife, Bernard is survived by his children, Marie A. Holzhauer and her husband, George, of Willow Grove, Kathryn M. Goldress and her husband, Joseph, of Chalfont, and Jeanette E. Messina and her husband, Matthew, of Hatboro. He is also survived by four brothers, John, Robert, William, and Daniel Brown; four sisters, Josephine Haux, Annamay Celenza, Maureen Brown, and Dolores Christman; ten grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing on Friday, March 7th, from 9:00 AM until 10:15 AM in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 241 East Butler Avenue (at Sandy Ridge Road), New Britain, PA 18901 and to his Funeral Mass 11:00 AM at Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Church, 1325 Upper State Road, North Wales, PA 19454.

Interment will be private.

In Lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the American Cancer Society,1626 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19103.