Thomas "Tom" Mark Brown was born on March 14, 1959, to Donald Brown and Luella (Dick) Smith, in Storm Lake, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Schaller, Iowa. Tom attended elementary school and high school in Schaller, graduating with the class of 1978. Tom was united in marriage to Mary Jo Tiefenthaler on February 28, 1981, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in Early, Iowa. Tom and Mary lived briefly in Schaller, then moved to Newell, Iowa, before settling in Mountain Lake. The couple was blessed with six children, Thomas Jr. (T.J.), Chad, Emily, Lindsey, Amanda and Paige. Tom worked hard all his life and poured himself into farming, cattle and his kids. Tom was a club leader for the Loyal Lakers/Carson Climbers 4-H Club, and he especially enjoyed supporting his kids' activities. Left to cherish Tom's memory is his wife of 41 years, Mary Brown of Mt. Lake; his children, Thomas "T.J." (Mandy) Brown Jr. of Lake Crystal, MN; Chad (Katelin) Brown of Bingham Lake, MN; Emily (Ryan) Simonette of Courtland, MN; Lindsey (Ryan) Brockberg of Mt. Lake; Amanda (Cory) Schroeder of Jeffers, MN; and Paige (Darby) Harder of Bingham Lake, MN; 20 grandchildren, Brielle, Chloe & Keirsten Brown; Braxton, Bricelyn, Rogan, Liam & Gianna Brown; Greyson, Blake, Landon & Carter Simonette; Cora, Camille & Briggs Brockberg; Harper, Seth & Stetson Schroeder; and Westin & Makenzie Harder; siblings, Mary Jean (Mike) Keating of Grand Rapids, MI; Jim (Katie) Brown of Mapleton, IA; Kay (Lee) Boisen of Adel, IA; and Barb (Tom) Davis of Dubuque, IA; step siblings, Sandy (Jerry) Hurd of Storm Lake, IA; and Lynn (Joy) Smith of Nemaha, IA; in-laws, Marcia Tiefenthaler of Hemet, CA; Jim (Dianne) Tiefenthaler of Early, IA; Stacy Tiefenthaler of Early, IA; Ruth (Jeff) Frederickson of Storm Lake, IA; Peg (Brad) Peterson of Early, IA; Marla (Paul) Voelker of Mitchell, SD; Carol (Larry) Garrison of Alta, IA; Tim (Angie) Tiefenthaler of San Francisco, CA; and Lisa (John) Peterson of Sioux City, IA; as well as many other dear relatives and friends. Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Donald Brown and Luella (Bill) Smith; brother, Bob Brown; in-laws, Marvin (Rita) Tiefenthaler; brother-in-law, Roger Tiefenthaler; sisters-in-law, Pam Brown, and Roxy Smith. Blessed be the memory of Tom Brown.