Evelyn Brown Obituary

Name: Service for Evelyn Brown
Start: 2025-01-20T10:00:00.000Z
End: 2025-01-20T11:00:00.000Z
Location: Green Tree Church of the Brethren

Evelyn Brown, age 101, Wife of Albert Brown of Douglassville, Pennsylvania, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2025. Evelyn Allison Brown was born 8/1/1923 to Rhoda (Briggs) and George Allison in the "Ole City' of Philadelphia. Due to the construction of the Ben Franklin Bridge, their home was demolished, and the family moved to Cold Point, PA. Evelyn's parents immigrated to the US from Tynedale, England, and her father served in the British Army During WWI. Evelyn graduated in 1941 from Conshohocken HS as valedictorian of her class. She went on to work as a secretary for the Plymouth Tank Company, where through a coworker, she met her future husband, Albert Brown, at a square dance. WWII began, and Albert enlisted in the Army. Evelyn and Albert became engaged before he shipped overseas. During the war, Evelyn became involved in state-side war activities, befriending British soldiers whose ship was torpedoed and who were in Philadelphia for repairs. Albert and Evelyn were married on 1/26/1946 at Cold Point Baptist Church. Albert began an apprenticeship with Solman and Schmidt in Norristown, PA, and in 1970 purchased the business, where Evelyn became his secretary in the office. In 1987, the business was purchased by their two sons, Charles (born in 1948) and Brian (born in 1952). They had a daughter, Heather, born in 1962. After Albert passed away in 2006, Evelyn moved to her daughter's home in Douglassville, PA. In addition to her 3 children, Evelyn has 6 grandchildren, 2 Step-grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, 5 step-great grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral service at Green Tree Church of the Brethren, 1078 Egypt Rd, Oaks, PA 19456, on Monday, January 20, 2025, at 11:00 AM. Burial will follow in the Green Tree Church of the Brethren Cemetery, Oaks, PA. Friends will be received from 10:00 AM-11:00 AM at Green Tree Church of the Brethren. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to the Green Tree Church of the Brethren in Evelyn's memory. Arrangements are being handled by the Cattermole - Klotzbach Funeral Home, Inc. Condolences may be offered online at www.RoyersfordFuneralHome.com.

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Published by WFMZ-TV 69 News on Jan. 14, 2025.

Memories and Condolences
for Evelyn Brown

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patti

January 22, 2025

my dear one, l will miss spending time with you..chats, baking, pamper time, cards, sewing, reading, painting, puzzles...always ready to help with my "projects"...our tea times...your wicked sense of humor kept me on my toes & l loved the laughter...a kiss to my forehead tickled my heart..as your thoughts drifted away, reminding you of your sweet children and music kept you connected...l am grateful to have met you and call you friend...

Karin Briwn VanLandeghem

January 18, 2025

This amazing 101 yo English rose fell asleep this morning at 5am. Grandmom, thank you for the memories-a childhood filled with family, many chats over cups of tea-made properly, shopping, sleep overs, many days swimming in your pool, playing volleyball, croquet, catching fireflies and finding/collecting locust shells and putting them in margarine tubs in your yard, many mornings hearing your loud and obnoxious wake up call from the bottom of the steps, helping you in your tiny kitchen and dining room getting ready to host a holiday meal or even just spaghetti on Sunday after church, trips to Avalon, NJ, your attempt at skiing-more laughing than skiing, the smell of your home especially when cooking roast beef, Thanksgivings, Christmases, Easter dinners all squished around your large table in your small dining room or people passed out all over your living room taking naps with full bellies watching football games. Every weekend in the summer filled with picnics and pool parties for family, ball teams, church choir or Sunday school classes. You had a gift of hospitality. And though your amazing green thumb skipped over me in the genetics pool, I do and will forever appreciate beautiful flowers and the work it takes to cultivate them. There were many "Evelyn-isms"-like naming everyone in the family before finally calling me by milk because that´s what she wanted me to get out for her, to always having a tissue stuck up her sleeve, many sneezes at a time, always spilling something on the front of her shirt, her taste for nice things and pretty jewelry, having to repeat ourselves if we were on the side of her "bad ear", she always enjoyed music even if it was painful as a child sitting in the back seat listening to easy 101, and getting riled up about something-she could get very passionate about her opinions-and having grandpop talk her into reason. As her first grandchild-yes that makes me the oldest-I´m so blessed to have had her for my 54 years of life and I treasure the childhood she and my grandfather helped to create. Rest easy Grandmom! Our English Rose is down forever!

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