Dorothy L. Brown

Dorothy L. Brown 90, town of Frankfort, died Thursday, February 8, 2007 at Continental Nursing Home, Abbotsford. She was born November 23, 1916 in the town of Johnson, daughter of the late Edwin and Augusta (Bahr) McKee. On May 27, 1939, she married Herbert Brown in Wausau. He preceded her in death on October 13, 1980. Dorothy was a homemaker, cooked at the former Trianon Ballroom and worked for Bethesda Lutheran Thrift Shop, Wausau. She was a former Sunday School Teacher and held various offices in the St. John Lutheran Church Evening Guild, Missouri Synod. Dorothy's greatest joy was making quilts for World Relief, which were made in her home since 1982. Having no children, she enjoyed her many nieces and nephews and their families, calling them her family. Survivors include many nieces and nephews. Besides her parents and husband, Herbert, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Edward, Walter and Arthur McKee; and five sisters, Stella Oberg, Janet Eggebrecht, Isabelle Wallner, Viola Olson and Ethel Beran. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at St. John Lutheran Church, High Steeple, W1145 Huckleberry Road, Town of Wien. Rev. Matthew Christian will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call Monday from 4:00 until 8:00 p.m. and again on Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until time of services, all at the church. Peterson/Kraemer Funeral Home, Athens is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to St. John Lutheran Church Building Fund or the charity of the donor's choice. Online condolences at www.petersonkraemer.com