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Frances M. (Rosa) Brown
Frances M. Brown, 79, wife of Albert L. Brown of Story Street, Essex,
passed on Friday, September 9, 2022, in the Brentwood Rehabilitation
Center in Danvers following her extended illness.
Frances was born on a farm in Peabody on June 7, 1943, one of the four
children of the late Frank and Mildred (Brown) Rosa. She was raised as a
young child in Peabody moving with her family at the age of ten to Essex
where she attended public schools and graduated in 1961 from the
Gloucester High School. Married in 1963 the Browns made their home on
Addison Street for twenty years and Story Street for these past ten years.
Frances was employed for over thirty years as an assembler at Rule
Industries in Gloucester from which she retired. Frances enjoyed hours of
antique shopping, refinishing furniture, horseback riding and vacations
camping with her family in NH.
She was a member of the former Essex Grange and a longtime member of the
First Congregational Church in Essex.
In addition to her husband Al of fifty-nine years, she is survived by two
sons, David S. Brown of Dracut, Douglas A. Brown and his wife Alisa of
Danvers; a daughter, Susan E. Brown of Essex; six grandchildren, Samantha
Richards of FL, Sarah Noyes of NC, Emily Brown of Danvers, Andrew Brown of
AZ, Heath Richards of AZ, Adam Brown of Danvers; six great grandchildren,
Lizzy, Rhea, Leia, Skyler, Jasmyn, Soren and one sister, Sylvia DePiero of
Beverly. She was the sister of the late Sally Grey formerly of Beverly and
Joyce Polizzia formerly of Gloucester.
She was also the mother-in-law of her son David’s late wives,
Lynette (Golisano) Brown and Robin (Wunsch) Brown.
Family and friends are cordially invited to a visitation on Saturday,
September 17 from 4 to 7 pm in the Whittier-Porter Funeral Home, 6 High
St., Ipswich. Her service and interment in the Spring Cemetery, Essex will
be held at a later date. In lieu of
flowers memorial contributions in her name may be made to the Huntington’s
Disease Society of America, 505 Eighth Avenue, Suite 902, New York, NY
10018, United States
https://hdsa.org/
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