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Obituary for Dorothea M. Brown

Dorothea May Brown age 88 passed away on Jan. 6, 2014. She was born on May 6, 1925 in Steubenville, Ohio to the late Hugh and Emma (Brittle) Arthurs. Dorothea was a 1943 graduate of Big Red High School in Steubenville. She married Kenneth W. Brown on Aug. 9, 1946 and they shared almost 60 years until his passing on July 1, 2006. Dorothea was a woman of many interests; she enjoyed traveling throughout the United States, shopping, reading, crossword puzzles, cooking and baking. She was a member of Brewster United Methodist Church. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great -grandmother, aunt and friend, who will be sorely missed by her family. Dorothea is survived by her children; Kenny (Phyllis) Brown of Steubenville, Ohio, Susan (Mike) Alexander, of Beach City Ohio, Bruce (Becky) Brown of Massillon and Cindy Brown-Spangler of Brewster; her grandchildren Michael Brown, Shannon (Mark) DiFilippo, Amy (Duane) Scott, Robert (Ginger) Brown, Sara Spangler and Matthew Brown and seven great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband and parents she was preceded in death by her son Leslie Paul Brown in 2001; three brothers and one sister. A Funeral Service will be held at the Paquelet Funeral Home on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, at 11 a.m., Her nephew Pastor Kenneth Mossor officiating. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service. Burial at Rose Hill Memory Gardens. Donations in Dorothea''s memory can be made to Crossroads Hospice 3743 Boettler Oaks Dr. – Suite E, Green, Ohio 44685. The family would like to thank the Staff at Country Lawn Nursing home for their exceptional care of Dorothea in her final days Paquelet Funeral Home & Crematory