F.A. Brownell Rites Set Tomorrow

Private funeral services will be conducted tomorrow at 182 East Ave. for Frank A. Brownell, fromer bank official and manufacturer who died yesterday at his home, 939 Garson Ave.

Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery

Mr. Brownell would have been 80 tomorrow. He was born in Ontario, Canada, February 4,1859 and came to this country in 187?. In 1882, he married Helen A. Peet of Rochester. Mrs. Brownell died in 1927.

Mr. Brownell operated a woodworking shop here in the 1880's. He manufactured the first roll holders for Eastman film and later manufactured cameras for the Eastman Company. In 1902 the film concern absorbed his interests, after which he served for several years as manager of the Camera Woorks on State St.

From January, 1905 to March, 1937, when he retired, he was a member of the board and for some time vice president of the East Side Savings Bank.

At one time he headed the Brownell Motor Company, which manufactured auto and marine engines. He was amember of Damascus Temple of the Shrine.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Mildred Mehlenbacher, Largo, Fla., a son, Raymond F. Brownell, Rochester; a sister, Mrs. William E. Dugan, Rochester, and two grand children.

Rochester Times-Union, February, 3, 1939.

F.A. Brownell Retired Bank Official, Dies

Ex-Manufacturer Would Have Been 80 Tomorrow

Frank A. Brownell, former manufacturer and bank official who was associated with the late George Eastman in the early development of roll film and film cameras died yesterday (Feb. 2, 1939) at his home, 939 Garson Ave.

In declining health for several months, Mr. Brownell would have been 80 tomorrow.

Beginning in the early eighties, Mr. Brownell, operator of a woodworking shop, manufactured the first roll holders for Eastman film and later expanded his operation to include to include the making of cameras sold to the Eastman interests. He continued the business until 1902 when his holdings were absorbed by the Kodak Company. For several years thereafter he managed the Camera Works in State Street.

In January, 1905 he was elected to the board of the East Side Savings Bank and held that post together with a vicepresidency until his retirement in March, 1937.

His activities included the operation for a time of the Brownell Motor Company, manufacturers of automobile and marine engines here.

He was amember of Damascus temple of the Shrine.

Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Mildred Mehlenbacher of Largo, Fla., a son, Raymond F. Brownell of Rochester; a sister, Mrs. William E. Dugan of Rochester, and two grand children.

Private funeral services will be conducted at 182 East Ave. tomorrow preceding burial in Riverside Cemetery.

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, February, 3, 1939.