Paul L. Browning

Paul L. Browning, 89, of Belleville, IL, born Sunday, November 4, 1934, in East St. Louis, IL, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2024 at Missouri Baptist Medical Center in Saint Louis, MO.

Paul worked as a teacher and coach at Webster Groves High School, East St. Louis, Senior High School and Belleville Township High School East in Belleville, IL. He was a member of Gothic Lodge #852 AF & AM, Scottish Rite Bodies, Ainad Shrine Hospital Unit and Southern IL Court 86 ROJ, Belle Clair Rotary Club, St. Clair Country Club and Mizzou Alumni Association. Paul was a member of the United States Army Reserves.

He was preceded in death by his:

• First wife, Nancy Deane Browning
• Parents, Fay and Catherine, nee Raspberry, Browning
• Brother, Robert Browning
• Sisters:
  • Anagene Chor
  • Kathleen Wisner

Surviving are his:

• Wife, Betty Cohn Browning of Belleville, IL
• Daughters:
  • Margaret (Ed) Simonson of Belleville, IL
  • Catherine Browning of Belleville, IL
  • Rebecca (Jude) Schaeffler of Florissant, MO
• Step-children:
  • Carol (Glenn) Medwin of Chesterfield, MO
  • Cathy (Bob) Beebe of Creve Coeur, MO
  • Philip (Paula Nahmias) Cohn of Indianapolis, IN
  • Bruce (Susan Brennan) Cohn of Belleville, IL
• Grandchildren:
  • Stephanie Simonson
  • Paul Simonson
  • Cathy Simonson (Derek Johnson)
  • Emily Schaeffler
  • Timothy Schaeffler
  • Noah (Adina) Pollack
  • Elizabeth (Jonathan) Gartner
  • Jake Pollack
  • Michael Medwin
  • Rebecca (Sean) Cameron
  • Danny (fiancée Bekah) Schneller
  • Kelly Cohn
  • Natalie Cohn
• Great grandchildren:
  • Bradley Simonson
  • Lora May Simonson
  • Yitzi Pollack
  • Simon & Levi Gartner
  • Olivia Cameron
• Nephew, Jason Lewis
• Nieces & Nephews

Memorials: Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes, Belleville Food Pantry or Shriners Children- St. Louis, MO.

Services: Celebration of Life will be held at 4:00pm- 8:00 pm on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at Kurrus Funeral Home, with a Jester Walk Through at 7:13 p.m. folowed by a Masonic Service at 7:20 pm. Private interment at Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, MO.