Dolores E. Brown of Bedminster, formerly of Westfield, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at the age of 91.
Dolores was born and raised in Middle Village, Queens, NY, where she attended St. Margaret's High School. In 1957, she moved to Westfield, NJ with her late husband Arthur. There they cared for and raised their eleven children together. As their family grew, they resided in several different homes in Westfield and relocated the family to Northfield Falls, Vermont for several years where they ran a dairy farm.
A devout Catholic, Dolores took an active role in the churches where they lived. During retirement in Vero Beach, Florida, Dolores was recognized for her 500 hours of volunteer work at the local hospital.
Dolores cultivated and enjoyed many lifelong friendships. As an avid reader, she was a proud member of the Butterfly Girls book club. In addition to being a very talented quilter and water colorist, Dolores enjoyed needlework, sewing and cooking. As a member of a Gourmet Cooking Club in Westfield, Dolores loved hosting dinner parties for numerous friends and family. After the children were grown, Dolores enjoyed working as a bookkeeper and administrator in the business established by her husband
Dolores was predeceased by Arthur Brown, her beloved husband of 70 years and their son, Michael. Dolores is survived by 10 loving children: Ellen Leigh, Susan Brown, Jon Brown and wife Wendy, Patti VanDerMeiren and husband Jeff, Dolores LiSooey and husband Dave, Mary Dalziel and husband Bruce, Tommy Brown and Cindy Johnston, Christopher Brown and Kristen Stroebel, Liz Kizar and husband Al, and Matt Brown and wife Diana, 30 cherished grandchildren and 11 adored great grandchildren.
Dolores will be remembered for her kindness and grace, and most importantly for being a loving, devoted mother to her eleven children. We are all so very thankful for the family she created and the greatest gift she and Arthur gave to us, each other.
A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:00 am on Friday, February 18th at the Church of St. James in Basking Ridge, with inurnment to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery.
A celebration of Dolores' life will take place on Mother's Day weekend, Saturday, May 7, 2022. Family and friends are welcome to attend and share their remembrances
Dolores was born and raised in Middle Village, Queens, NY, where she attended St. Margaret's High School. In 1957, she moved to Westfield, NJ with her late husband Arthur. There they cared for and raised their eleven children together. As their family grew, they resided in several different homes in Westfield and relocated the family to Northfield Falls, Vermont for several years where they ran a dairy farm.
A devout Catholic, Dolores took an active role in the churches where they lived. During retirement in Vero Beach, Florida, Dolores was recognized for her 500 hours of volunteer work at the local hospital.
Dolores cultivated and enjoyed many lifelong friendships. As an avid reader, she was a proud member of the Butterfly Girls book club. In addition to being a very talented quilter and water colorist, Dolores enjoyed needlework, sewing and cooking. As a member of a Gourmet Cooking Club in Westfield, Dolores loved hosting dinner parties for numerous friends and family. After the children were grown, Dolores enjoyed working as a bookkeeper and administrator in the business established by her husband
Dolores was predeceased by Arthur Brown, her beloved husband of 70 years and their son, Michael. Dolores is survived by 10 loving children: Ellen Leigh, Susan Brown, Jon Brown and wife Wendy, Patti VanDerMeiren and husband Jeff, Dolores LiSooey and husband Dave, Mary Dalziel and husband Bruce, Tommy Brown and Cindy Johnston, Christopher Brown and Kristen Stroebel, Liz Kizar and husband Al, and Matt Brown and wife Diana, 30 cherished grandchildren and 11 adored great grandchildren.
Dolores will be remembered for her kindness and grace, and most importantly for being a loving, devoted mother to her eleven children. We are all so very thankful for the family she created and the greatest gift she and Arthur gave to us, each other.
A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:00 am on Friday, February 18th at the Church of St. James in Basking Ridge, with inurnment to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery.
A celebration of Dolores' life will take place on Mother's Day weekend, Saturday, May 7, 2022. Family and friends are welcome to attend and share their remembrances
Dolores E. Brown of Bedminster, formerly of Westfield, died peacefully on Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at the age of 91.
Dolores was born and raised in Middle Village, Queens, NY, where she attended St. Margaret's High School. In 1957, she moved to Westfield, NJ with her late husband Arthur. There they cared for and raised their eleven children together. As their family grew, they resided in several different homes in Westfield and relocated the family to Northfield Falls, Vermont for several years where they ran a dairy farm.
A devout Catholic, Dolores took an active role in the churches where they lived. During retirement in Vero Beach, Florida, Dolores was recognized for her 500 hours of volunteer work at the local hospital.
Dolores cultivated and enjoyed many lifelong friendships. As an avid reader, she was a proud member of the Butterfly Girls book club. In addition to being a very talented quilter and water colorist, Dolores enjoyed needlework, sewing and cooking. As a member of a Gourmet Cooking Club in Westfield, Dolores loved hosting dinner parties for numerous friends and family. After the children were grown, Dolores enjoyed working as a bookkeeper and administrator in the business established by her husband
Dolores was predeceased by Arthur Brown, her beloved husband of 70 years and their son, Michael. Dolores is survived by 10 loving children: Ellen Leigh, Susan Brown, Jon Brown and wife Wendy, Patti VanDerMeiren and husband Jeff, Dolores LiSooey and husband Dave, Mary Dalziel and husband Bruce, Tommy Brown and Cindy Johnston, Christopher Brown and Kristen Stroebel, Liz Kizar and husband Al, and Matt Brown and wife Diana, 30 cherished grandchildren and 11 adored great grandchildren.
Dolores will be remembered for her kindness and grace, and most importantly for being a loving, devoted mother to her eleven children. We are all so very thankful for the family she created and the greatest gift she and Arthur gave to us, each other.
A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:00 am on Friday, February 18th at the Church of St. James in Basking Ridge, with inurnment to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery.
A celebration of Dolores' life will take place on Mother's Day weekend, Saturday, May 7, 2022. Family and friends are welcome to attend and share their remembrances
Dolores was born and raised in Middle Village, Queens, NY, where she attended St. Margaret's High School. In 1957, she moved to Westfield, NJ with her late husband Arthur. There they cared for and raised their eleven children together. As their family grew, they resided in several different homes in Westfield and relocated the family to Northfield Falls, Vermont for several years where they ran a dairy farm.
A devout Catholic, Dolores took an active role in the churches where they lived. During retirement in Vero Beach, Florida, Dolores was recognized for her 500 hours of volunteer work at the local hospital.
Dolores cultivated and enjoyed many lifelong friendships. As an avid reader, she was a proud member of the Butterfly Girls book club. In addition to being a very talented quilter and water colorist, Dolores enjoyed needlework, sewing and cooking. As a member of a Gourmet Cooking Club in Westfield, Dolores loved hosting dinner parties for numerous friends and family. After the children were grown, Dolores enjoyed working as a bookkeeper and administrator in the business established by her husband
Dolores was predeceased by Arthur Brown, her beloved husband of 70 years and their son, Michael. Dolores is survived by 10 loving children: Ellen Leigh, Susan Brown, Jon Brown and wife Wendy, Patti VanDerMeiren and husband Jeff, Dolores LiSooey and husband Dave, Mary Dalziel and husband Bruce, Tommy Brown and Cindy Johnston, Christopher Brown and Kristen Stroebel, Liz Kizar and husband Al, and Matt Brown and wife Diana, 30 cherished grandchildren and 11 adored great grandchildren.
Dolores will be remembered for her kindness and grace, and most importantly for being a loving, devoted mother to her eleven children. We are all so very thankful for the family she created and the greatest gift she and Arthur gave to us, each other.
A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:00 am on Friday, February 18th at the Church of St. James in Basking Ridge, with inurnment to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery.
A celebration of Dolores' life will take place on Mother's Day weekend, Saturday, May 7, 2022. Family and friends are welcome to attend and share their remembrances
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