Brown, Carolyn Ann

Carolyn Ann Brown, 69, a resident of Davenport, Iowa passed away Thursday, Aug. 18, 2011, at the Clarissa Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf following an extended illness. A service to celebrate her life will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 22, at Trinity Lutheran Church of Pleasant Valley, where she was a faithful member. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home of Bettendorf and from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at the church. Graveside services will be held at noon Tuesday at Taylorsville Cemetery, Arlington.

She was born July 22, 1942, in Arlington, Iowa, the daughter of Fred and Anna (Eden) Burrack. On June 17, 1989, she was united in marriage to Dale O. Brown at Trinity Lutheran Church of Pleasant Valley.

Before her marriage Carolyn was employed at the LeClaire State Bank of LeClaire, Iowa, serving in a variety of capacities until her retirement in 1989. In recent years, she was an active member of the Iowa Department of the Blind, Davenport Chapter.

She loved quilting, traveling with her husband around the United States, and spending time with friends and family.

Those left to honor her memory include her beloved husband, Dale; her daughters, Kristine (Aaron) Pugliese of Denver, Colo., and Kim (Kevin) McVey of Midland, Mich.; her grandchildren, Jared and Katelyn McVey and June and Finn Pugliese; her husband's children, Sandra (Wayne) Bradley of Orlando, Fla., Pat (John) Howe of Ogallala, Neb., and Dwaine (Julia) Brown of Selah, Wash.; their children, Erin, Carrie, Ryan, Jeremy, Zach, Melissa, Andrea, Russell, Thomas, Lindsey, Riley and Sarah; 10 great-grandchildren; her sister, Jeanette (Elmer) Wolfgram of Westgate, Iowa; her brothers, Jerry (Mary) Barrack of Maynard, Iowa and David (Sue) Burrack of Arlington, Iowa; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and wonderful friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband's son, Ron Brown, in 1997.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity Lutheran Church.

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