Marie E. Brown 1917-2007

BROWN, ROLFES, HEIMS, SCHUELLER, JURISIC, SCHMIDT, WHITE, WELCH

Posted By: Cheryl Locher Moonen (email)
Date: 10/17/2015 at 21:26:49

Marie E. Brown, 90, of 2251 Woodlawn, died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007, at The Finley Hospital, Dubuque.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Burial will be in Holy Family Cemetery, Peosta. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at Siegert-Casper Colonial Funeral Home, 390 N. Grandview Ave., Dubuque.

She was born on March 6, 1917, in Worthington, Iowa, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Rolfes) Heims.

She married Vincent A. Brown on Feb. 14, 1946; he preceded her in death on Jan. 5, 1985.

She was an avid Cubs and Hawkeyes fan.

Surviving are three children, Dianne (Richard) Schueller, of Epworth, Iowa, and Darlene Brown and Don Brown, both of Dubuque; four grandchildren, Tim Schueller and Chuck Schueller, both of Epworth, Peggy (Dennis) Jurisic and Lori Schueller, both of Dubuque; a great-grand daughter, Ashley Jurisic; a sister, Dolores (Wilmer) Schmidt, of Dyersville, Iowa; and four sisters-in-law, Violet Brown, of Dubuque, Loretta Brown, of Earlville, Iowa, Rosie White, of Dyersville, Iowa, and Ruth (Dick) Welch, of Prairie du Chien, Wis.

She also was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Danny Joe, on Oct. 3, 1947; and seven brothers and a sister.

A Marie Brown Memorial Fund has been established

Online condolences may be left for the family at info@egelhofsiegertcasper.com

The family would like to thank the doctors and nurses at Finley Hospital fifth floor and ICU, especially Kelly and Molly for all of their loving care. A special thanks also goes to the whole Delores and Wilmer Schmidt family for all of their care and support, especially Marie's Goddaughter Carole Nauman.

Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) - Tuesday, October 16, 2007