Maureen E. Brown

PITTSBURG, NH— Mrs. Maureen Brown, 70, of Pittsburg, passed away on Saturday evening, May 25, 2013, at her home, after a long period of failing health and with her loving husband and friends by her side. She was born in Orford, NH, on July 11, 1942, a daughter to the late Fred W. and Josephine (Downs) Brown. She was raised in Lebanon, NH, and graduated from Lebanon High School in 1960. Maureen attended Plymouth State College after high school, and there met her husband, Bill. The Brown family resided for a time in Jackson and later settled in Exeter. For many years, Maureen was a secretary for the Hampshire Teacher Placement Agency, and later worked for 15 years as a cashier in the Exeter school lunch program. After retiring, the Browns relocated to their weekend retreat and Bill’s hometown of Pittsburg. Maureen was a member of the Exeter Junior Women’s Club and the Farnham Memorial United Methodist Church in Pittsburg. She was an avid reader, and enjoyed doing puzzles of all sorts. She enjoyed going camping, and she did a lot of traveling over the years. Maureen leaves behind her husband of 51 years, Bill Brown of Pittsburg; a daughter, Deirdra Brown of Barrington, NH; triplet grandchildren, Madison, Haley and Dallen Brown-Bloom; and four sisters, Donna Woods of Stuart, Fla., Diane Marshall and Linda Robideau both of Smyrna, Tenn., and Deborah Macie of West Lebanon, NH. She is predeceased by two sons, Derek and Darren Brown in 1986. There will be no public calling hours. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, May 30, 2013, at 5 p.m. at the Farnham Memorial United Methodist Church in Pittsburg, with The Revs. Paula Fletcher and Rick Boyden co-officiating. Interment will follow at the Pittsburg Hollow Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in memory of Mrs. Brown may be made to one’s choice of the Northwoods Home Health & Hospice, 120 Main St., Suite 5, Colebrook, NH 03576; or to the Farnham Memorial United Methodist Church, c/o Eddie Evarts, Sugar Camp Acres Rd., Pittsburg, NH 03592. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home, Colebrook, NH.

Maureen E. Brown

July 11, 1942 - May 25, 2013