Mrs. Brown was born in Jersey City, NJ and moved to this area in 1975 from Charlevoix, Mich. She was past president of the Women of the Moose, and member of the Order of Eastern Star, Eagles, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, all of DeLand. She was also a secretary and bookkeeper.

Survivors include two daughters, Deborah Partin of Daytona Beach and Robyn Harrington-Schmidt of DeLand; her mother, Gertrude Funk of Bayonne, NJ; a brother, John Funk of Keansburg, NJ; a sister, Diana Conklin of Bayonne, NJ and six grandchildren.

Memorial donations may be made to West Volusia Humane Society, 800 Humane Society Road, DeLand, FL 32720.