Hilda Jensen Brown

Funeral Services for Hilda (Jensen) Brown age 86 of Plainview will be held at 10:00 AM. on Monday March 4th at the Zion Lutheran Church in Plainview Visitation for Hilda Brown will be from 5-8 Sunday at the Ashburn Funeral Home in Plainview. Burial Greenwood Cemetery, Creighton.


Hilda (Schlote) Jensen Brown, daughter of George and Marie (Luedke) Schlote, was born July 4th, 1926, in Plainview. She was baptized on July 25th, 1926 at Zion Lutheran Church and was confirmed on March 17th, 1940.
Hilda grew up on a farm north of Plainview with her six siblings. She attended school at Plainview High School and graduated in 1944. After graduation she married Frederick Jensen where they farmed east of Creighton. To this union four children were born.

She later moved to Plainview and enjoyed playing cards, bowling, and spending time with her family.
On November28th, 1987 she married Melvin Brown. The couple resided in Broken Bow, Nebraska. She enjoyed her retired life by camping, dancing, gambling, and bowling leagues. Hilda always celebrated her 4th of July birthday with a bang with lots of fireworks and family.

She was proceeded in death by her parents, her daughter, Marilyn, her husband, Melvin; three brothers, Herman, Harry, and Harvey Schlote; brother-in-law, Mervin Dehning, and sister-in-law Loretta Schlote.

She is survived by three children; Marvin Jensen, Linda and husband Ron Halvorsen, Larry and wife Deb Jensen, seven grandchildren; Rita (Ron) Wylie, Patrick (Crystal) Halvorsen, Jeffrey (Nicole) Halvorsen, Jason Halvorsen, Brandon (Crystal) Jensen, Katie (Dr. Aaron) Christiansen, Jared (Darti) Jensen, eight great-grandchildren: Turner, Peyton, Kassidy, Jacob, Amelia, Nathan, Ava, and Tenlie and many other relatives and friends.