Nancy was born in Portland on October 18, 1924 to Gladys and Arthur Schroeder. She attended Nathan Clifford Elementary, Lincoln Junior High, and graduated from Deering High School in 1942. She attended Gray’s Business School, was an assistant buyer for Porteous, Mitchell & Braun, and served on the cafeteria staff at Cape Elizabeth schools. In her youth Nancy enjoyed summers with her late cousin Barbara Eells and the Robinsons at Sebago Lake, and attended Williston Church with family including her beloved grandmother Julia Robinson.
Nancy married Philip T. Brown Jr. in 1948 and they raised their family in Cape Elizabeth. Nancy was a longtime member of the Cape Elizabeth United Methodist Church where she attended faithfully. She enjoyed flowers, gardening, birds, crossword puzzles, reading, cooking a variety of foods, music, anything the color blue, the Maine seacoast, and spending time with family. She was a wonderful “Nana” to her grandchildren and was very generous to her family and to those in need.
She is survived by daughter Julie Carmichael of Cumberland Foreside, daughter Diana Lee Brown of Cape Elizabeth, son Jeffrey Brown and wife Kathleen Davis of Carrboro, NC, granddaughter Susan Richards and husband William of Durham, NC, grandson Brian Carmichael and wife Allison of Westbrook, granddaughter Eleanor Brown of Plano, Texas, and great grandson Liam Richards of Durham, NC. She was predeceased by her husband, Philip T. Brown, Jr. of Cape Elizabeth in 1993.
A memorial service celebrating Nancy’s life will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday Oct.7, 2015 at the United Methodist Church, 280 Ocean House Road, Cape Elizabeth, conducted by the Reverend Ruth Morrison. Jones-Rich-Hutchins Funeral Home will host family visiting on Tuesday Oct. 6, 4:00 to 6:00 PM, 199 Woodford Street, Portland. Expressions of sympathy may be made online at www.jonesrichandhutchins.com.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Cape Elizabeth United Methodist Church or charity of choice.
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