Kieron Brown

Kieron "Duffy" Brown, age 44, of Oklee, MN and formerly of Fosston, MN, passed away on Sunday (October 10th) in Clearwater County. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday (October 15th) at the Carlin-Hoialmen Funeral Home in Fosston with the Rev. John Dalen officiating. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service on Friday at the funeral home. Flag presentation will be conducted by the Tangen-Walstrom American Legion Post #114 of Fosston. Arrangements are with the Carlin-Hoialmen Funeral Home of Fosston and messages of condolence may be sent at carlinhoialmen.com.Kieron Earl "Duffy" Brown was born on June 27, 1966 in St. Paul, Minnesota to parents Earl Brown and Ruth Kier. At the age of two, he began living with foster parents Bob and Grace Tenney in Minneapolis. At the age of 13, he moved to Fosston where he was raised by Jerry and Darlene Berg as his foster parents and he attended Fosston High School.Duffy entered the United States Army on February 20, 1985. He received his honorable discharge on May 13, 1987 and returned to Fosston. He was married to Twyla Klinke on August 12, 1988. To this union four children were born, Amber, Dustin, Trevor and Cheyenne. Duffy attended Detroit Lakes Technical College for welding and after graduation held various jobs in his trade. He was married to Crystal Haltli on November 14, 2002 and they were currently living in Oklee, Minnesota. They are expecting their first child in January. Duffy loved all sports, music, karaoke, and was known for his wonderful sense of humor. He will be greatly missed by his family and many friends.Survivors include four children, Amber of Red Lake Falls, and Dustin, Trevor and Cheyenne, all of Thief River Falls, MN; five biological brothers; foster parents, Jerry and Darlene Berg of Fosston; foster brothers, Tory Blasus of Bagley and Shannon Blasus of Fort Collins, CO; and several nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by a biological brother.Pallbearers will be Trevor Brown, Dustin Brown, Tory Blasus, Shannon Blasus, Greg Roragen, and Jeremy Kappedal.