Walter Brotherton

Walter Naumann Brotherton Walter (Walt) Naumann Brotherton at the age of 98, passed away at home on July 17, 2023. Walt was born in Norwalk, Connecticut on March 28, 1925. Walt’s parents were Joe Brotherton and Whilemena Rosina Comboni. Walt had three older siblings, Bob, Ed and Ruth. Walt had two younger siblings, Beverly and Joe. When WWII broke out, Walt enlisted in the United States Air Force. The Air Force requested that he wait till he graduated high school, then changed their mind when Walt turned 18. Walt graduated on a troop train going cross country from Derby High School in Connecticut in 1943. After returning from the war, on January 3rd, 1947, Walt married his High School sweetheart Shirley May Topps. Walt and Shirley had two children 13 years apart Walter Naumann Brotherton Jr. and David Skidmore Brotherton. Walt went to night school on the GI Bill at the University of Connecticut in Bridgeport. From his education, Walt got a job as a draftsman for US Motors in Milford Connecticut. In 1971 Walt took a position inside the company and became an Engineer for US Motors plant in Mena, Arkansas where he moved his family. Walt worked for US Motors until he retired at age 64. In 1997 Walt and Shirley moved to NE Texas to be closer to their son’s family and resided in Naples, TX under the water tower. In Naples, Walt and Shirley were very involved as volunteers for the library. When Shirley’s health started deteriorating, they moved to Daingerfield, TX and resided with their son’s family. Walt’s hobbies included birding, gardening, wild flowering, singing in his church’s choir and any task Shirley wanted him to do. At Shirley’s passing, Walt and Shirley had been married for 64 years. Walt was preceded in death by his parents, all his siblings, wife Shirley and son Walter. Walt is survived by four sister-in-laws, Ellie Sturges, Orissa Maurer and Nancy Molnar all of Connecticut and Cathy Brotherton of Massachusetts. His son David and his wife, Luanne of Daingerfield, TX, daughter-in-law Linda Brotherton of Burney, California. Grandchildren Jenny Young of Eureka California, John Brotherton and his wife Angela of Longview, TX and Sarah Im and her husband Albert of Rogers, AR. Great Grandchildren are Zander Young, Estella Young, Esme McHome, David Im and Emily Im. Walt has several nieces and nephews and lots of others all over who just refer to him as Grandpa. Services have been entrusted to the Horn Family at Horn-Nail-Haggard Funeral Home of Daingerfield. Please join the family for a Personalized Celebration of Life on Sunday, August 6, 2023 at the First Methodist Church of Daingerfield MAC Building. The family will be available from 2PM to 4 PM as we celebrate Mr. Brotherton's love for Ice Cream with an Ice Cream Social.