Larry Robert Browne Dies At 75

Larry Robert Browne passed away on April 23, 2024, at his home in Fairfield County, Ohio.

Larry was born on August 26, 1948, in Columbus, Ohio to the late Donald Kurtz Browne and Margaret Leona Browne. Larry worked most his life as an architect and the owner of the Browne Architectural Group. 

Larry graduated from Brookhaven High School in Columbus, Ohio and attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J. and graduated from Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.

Larry was a loving and caring husband to his partner Bruce H. Kratochvil, who survives him. Larry will be dearly missed by his entire family and friends.

Larry enjoyed traveling the world with Bruce, and especially loved cruises. He was a talented musician, playing saxophone and clarinet professionally for many decades, and was an inspiration for his two brothers who both took up playing musical instruments. 

Larry leaves fond memories with his loving husband Bruce H. Kratochvil of Fairfield County, Ohio, his two brothers, Donald Kurtz Browne II of LaBelle, Florida, and Kenneth Raymond Browne and his wife Adele Browne of South Bloomingville, Ohio: three children, Erika Kristen Jackson; Seth Matthew Kurtz Browne, Laura Elizabeth Collins and their families, and eight grandchildren, all of Ohio; nephew Logan Clay Browne; uncle Roy Nolan Arnett and wife Susan Arnett, and aunt Martha Bridges and husband Jack Bridges.