Mary M. Brown
March 17, 1909 -- Oct. 21, 2004
She was born on March 17, 1909, in Madison County, Ind., to Wallace and Pearl (Lewark) Leonhard, and came to Niles in 1946 from Chicago, Ill.
Mrs. Brown and her husband owned and operated the former Brown's Bowling Lanes, Niles, (now White's), and the former Dog 'N Suds Drive-In restaurant on South Eleventh, near Fulkerson.
She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Niles Chapter #332, and enjoyed completing crossword puzzles and sewing clothing for her family.
On March 21, 1925, in St. Joseph, Mich., she was married to George E. Brown, who preceded her in death on Oct. 11, 1985. She was the last survivor of seven siblings, having been preceded in death by six sisters and brothers.
Surviving family includes her daughters, Dorothy Parson of Bloomfield, Ind., Patricia Medders of Niles and Nancy Lewis of Louisville, Ky.; 11 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
The funeral service for Mary M. Brown will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, in the Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, with Pastor Carl L. Harrison of Trinity United Methodist Church, Niles, officiating. Committal services will follow at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday in the funeral home with Eastern Star rites at 7:30 p.m. by Niles Chapter #332.
Contributions in memory of Mrs. Brown may be made to the American Heart Association or to the Niles District Library.
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