Caroline J. Brown

1931 - 2025

Caroline Jean Brown, 94, of Hamlet, NC, formerly of Coraopolis and Sewickley, entered into rest on Aug. 13, 2025. Jean was born on April 20, 1931, in Neville Island, to parents, Pietro Morris and Mary Galayda Morris. She graduated from Coraopolis High School in Coraopolis. She was employed as a teller with Mellon Bank in Sewickley for five years and was the playground assistant for St. James Catholic School for over 30 years. She then was the secretary for Drs. Thomas Brown, DMD, and Mary Ann Anuszkiewicz, DMD, for over 20 years, which she thoroughly enjoyed. She was a devout Catholic and attended St. James Catholic Church-Divine Redeemer Parish for many years and belonged to the Women's Guild and 55-Plus Club. She enjoyed gardening, embroidery, reading, baking, playing bridge with the girls, cruises with her husband, Bob, and always enjoyed their monthly dinner club with their friends. She was very active in her later years, enjoying dinners and outings with her friends in North Carolina. She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert H. Brown; her parents, Pietro and Mary Morris; her brothers, Robert and Paul (Olive) Morris; and brothers- and sisters-in-law, Martin (JoAn) Brown, Margaret (Lawrence) La Spada, and Richard (Nancy) Brown. She is survived by her son, Tim (Marcy) Brown of Hamlet, NC; daughter, Tracie (Charlie) Bickelhaupt of Pensacola, FL; grandsons, Chad (Danielle) Brown, Kyle Brown, and Justin (Margeaux) Bickelhaupt; great-grandchildren, Gage, Kaleb, Ryann, Lyli, and Dylan Brown, and Leonardo and Quentin Bickelhaupt; and many nieces and nephews, whom she loved with all her heart. She and her husband, Bob, are now dancing together once again. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025, at St. James Catholic Church-Divine Redeemer Parish, 200 Walnut St., Sewickley, PA 15143, with visitation from 2 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, at R.D. COPELAND-IRVINE CHAPEL, 702 Beaver Street, Sewickley, PA 15143. Interment was held at St. James Cemetery, 417 Water Works Road, Sewickley, PA 15143, immediately following the Mass of Christian Burial.