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Carole Brown (died 2015)

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Carole Brown
Born1941-08-08
Fort William, Ontario
Died2015-02-06
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Occupationhousekeeper
EmployerPurity Bread
Father
Mother
Partner
Children

Carole Brown ((1941-08-08)8 August 1941 – 6 February 2015(2015-02-06) (aged 73)) was a Fort William-born hospital housekeeper and active community member in Thunder Bay.[1][2]

Life and family

Carole Brown was born in Fort William on August 8, 1941. She grew up in the East End, where she was a student at St. Peter's School and a parishioner at St. Dominic's Church. She later became a member of St. Peter's Church, the Ladies Auxiliary of the DaVinci Centre, and The Royal Canadian Legion, Slovak Branch 129.[1]

Her early career included work at Purity Bread and housekeeping duties at Victoriaville. She eventually joined the staff at McKellar Hospital, from which she retired as a housekeeper. Following her marriage to Andy Brown in 1968, she lived in both Toronto and Thunder Bay.[1]

She was survived by her sons William and Robert, daughters-in-law Laura and Alison, and grandchildren Justin, Sheldon, Michael, and Serenity, as well as great-granddaughter Harmony. Her surviving siblings included Marie, Florence Jourdain, Leonard, Thomas, Herby, and Lorna, along with in-laws Gilda, Linda, and June. She was predeceased by her parents Joseph and Celeste, her husband Andy Brown, daughter-in-law Kathy, siblings Joey and Evelyn Graham, and brothers-in-law Mervyn Jourdain and Brian Graham.[1]

Carole Brown died on February 6, 2015, at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. Following cremation, a funeral mass was held at St. Peter's Church on February 11, 2015, with Rev. Terry Sawchuk officiating.[1]

Newspaper record

  • Obituary notice in The Chronicle-Journal, 2015-02-10.[2]
    • Recorded as occurring 6 February 2015.
  • Biographical notice in The Chronicle-Journal, 1988-09-30.[3]
    • Index note: New McKellar Hospital employee.
  • Birthday notice in The Chronicle-Journal, 2006-08-08.[4]
    • Index note: 65.

Obituary notes

The funeral-home obituary notice for Leonard Covino (18 June 2018) names this person as a sister of Leonard Covino.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Obituary for Carole Brown, The Chronicle-Journal (Thunder Bay), 2015-02-10, via Legacy.com. Archived copy on datum.locker.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Chronicle-Journal, 10 February 2015, p. 7(B)
  3. ↑ The Chronicle-Journal, 30 September 1988, p. 19
  4. ↑ The Chronicle-Journal, 8 August 2006, p. 11(B)
  5. ↑ Blake Funeral Chapel obituary notice for Leonard Covino, June 18th, 2018. Archived page on datum.locker; page screenshot; original page.