Robert C. Brouse died on Feb. 10, 2004, in Delray Beach, Fla.

Mr. Brouse was born in Akron and was in the sixth generation of Brouses living in the Western Reserve. He attended local schools and Ecole Francais in France. He graduated from Western Reserve Academy, Princeton University, and the University of Michigan Law School. He was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1938. Except for the years 1942 to 1946, during which he served as a naval officer with the Pacific fleet, his entire business career was spent with the law firm of Brouse and McDowell. During his active years he held numerous corporate directorships and charitable organization trusteeships. He served as either president or chairman of Phi Delta Phi (Kent Chapter), Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, Western Reserve Academy, Akron Community Foundation, Permanent Federal Savings and Loan, Akron City Club, Portage Country Club, the Mary S. and David C. Corbin Foundation, Akron Children's Hospital Foundation, and Brouse and McDowell.

Also during his active years, he was a biographee in "Who's Who in America," a member of the Mayflower Club (Akron), the Union Club (Cleveland), the SAR and in Florida, The Little Club, and the Delray Beach Club.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 62 years, Martha Ake Brouse. He is survived by their two daughters, Mrs. John L. Feudner III, Mrs. Jerome J. Joondeph; four grandchildren, Jerome J. Joondeph Jr., Laura J. Stockslager, John Jefferson Feudner, and Catherine Feudner; and three great-grandchildren, Christine Lee, J. Barrett and Bryce Robert Stockslager. He is also survived by a sister, Mrs. Ray P. Dinsmore, who lives in Arizona.

There will be a private family interment of Mr. and Mrs. Brouse's ashes at Glendale Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, Western Reserve Academy, or your charity of choice. (Billow FAIRLAWN Chapel, 330-867-4141.)

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