Mary Ellen Brown, Minneapolis
Obituary | Mary Ellen Brown of Minneapolis, Kansas | Wilson Family Funeral Home
August 30, 1932 - October 24, 2022
Mary Ellen Brown was welcomed into the arms of her Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, October 24, 2022. Mary Ellen was born on August 30, 1932, in Seyfert, Pennsylvania, the only child of Nelson and Bessie Gross.
Mary Ellen attended school in Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, where she met her husband of 73 years, Donald Brown. They were married on July 16, 1949.
Mary Ellen grew up in Pennsylvania and moved to Florida for many years before returning to Pennsylvania to retire. In 2013, Mary Ellen and Don moved to Minneapolis, Kansas. She and Donald enjoyed living at Elk Horn and made many new friends.
She was an avid reader, gardener, bird watcher, and enjoyed doing cross stitch projects and puzzles. She enjoyed long walks on the beach and finding the perfect seashell. She loved playing card games and was the best Hand and Foot card partner. She had a great sense of style and enjoyed going out to eat, shopping and going to the movies.
Her greatest joy was being with her family and spending time together. She was a devoted wife and mother to three children, six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Mary Ellen was preceded in death by her son Donald Brown and her son-in-law Gary Osteen.
She is survived by her husband Donald Brown, her children Kathy Brown (Ed) and Jo Ellen Osteen, and her grandchildren Jennifer Hale, Chamron Baird, David Brown, Lisa Wampler, Rebecca and Donald Brown, and her great-grandchildren, Jessica, Stephen and Daniel Mackenzie, Emily and Lindsey Hale and Brianna, Bryson, Ava and Dylan Brown.
Celebration of Life will take place at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Minneapolis Public Library and may be left in care of Wilson Family Funeral Home, P.O. Box 166, Minneapolis, KS 67467.
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