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Note: 6, 1955; they spent 61 loving years together.
Mary worked in production for Mills Products in Livonia, retiring after 20 years. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Northville since 1968 and faithfully attended church with her family every Sunday.
Mary enjoyed playing bingo and reading the Detroit News. She was an avid sports fan; her favorites to watch were Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers. She was a wonderful cook; she made delicious homemade pasties. Mary devoted her life to her family; she was a terrific wife, a loving mother, and an adoring grandmother and great grandmother.
She is survived by her beloved husband Robert A. Brown; her daughters, Debra (David) Coe, Linda (Marty) McGuire, Mariann (John) Strauch, and Brenda (Matthew) Jobin; her siblings, Paul (Barbara) Sullivan and Phyllis (Alvin) Hepker; her grandchildren, Melissa (Kurtis) Doerr, Stephanie (Dustin) Gauderman, Gregory (Kim) McGuire, Christopher (Jill) McGuire, John Calvin Strauch, Cody Sterling Strauch, and Sean Matthew Jobin; and eight great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother George Sullivan and her sister Eileen Pascoe.
A Funeral Service was held Sunday, October 30, 2016, at Casterline Funeral Home of Northville. Pastor Christopher Fairbairn from St. Paul's Lutheran Church officiated the service. Mary was laid to rest at Glen Eden Memorial Park in Livonia. The family would appreciate memorial contributions to Alzheimer's Association , 25200 Telegraph Rd., Ste. 100, Southfield, MI 48033, or Angela Hospice, 14100 Newburgh Rd., Livonia, MI 48154. Hometown Weekly Newspapers, Nov. 3, 2016
Note: MARY I. BROWN, 85, longtime resident of Northville, passed awaypeacefully October 25, 2016. She was born on August 6, 1931, in Hubbell, MI, daughter of George and Selma (nee Backman) Sullivan. She was united in marriage to Robert A. Brown on July 1
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