Dale Patrick Brown, age 83, of Brainerd, passed away on Sunday, October 10, 2021, in Fergus Falls at the Veterans Home. Dale “Pat” was born on June 23, 1938, in St Paul to Frederick & Catherine (Vogel) Brown. He served his country as a Seabee in the US Navy. Pat married Jackie Faber in 1961. He worked at the State Hospital in Brainerd in maintenance for many years. After his retirement, Pat built homes and did projects for family and friends in the community.

Pat enjoyed the outdoors, especially dark house spearing, snowmobiling and fishing. He really spent lots of time doing carpentry.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 60 years, Jackie; children, Chantel (Joey) Howard, Curt Brown, Christa (Shawn) Hayes; siblings, Kathy (John) Frank, Fr. Nick Brown and Mike (Sandy) Brown; grandchildren, Colton, Stayton, Cayden, Alivia, Annie, Hunter and Landon; great-granddaughter, Brighton.

Services for Pat will be held on Friday, October 29, 2021, at 11AM at Halvorson Taylor Life Events Center. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery at 2PM.