Memorial
Mary Margaret Brown, 90, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 10, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center.
Mass of the Resurrection will be held 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 14, 2016 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Visitation will be held Sunday, March 13, 2016 from 2:00 until 6:00 p.m. at Cedar Memorial Westside Chapel where a rosary will be recited at 5:00 p.m. A committal service will take place at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mary was born April 15, 1925 in Armah, Iowa to Augustine and Margaret (Holderness) Van Dee. She was united in marriage to Howard E. Brown on August 23, 1943 in Parnell, Iowa. In this union, thirteen children were born.
She was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church since 1961, where she was active with the Catholic Daughters of America.
She is survived by four sons: Edward (Sharron), Thomas (Sharon Mow), Greg (Ginger), and Mark (Kari) Brown; nine daughters: Mary Anne White, Joyce Huelsenbeck, Cecilia Regan, Pam Brown, and Michele (Paul) Kaplan, all of Cedar Rapids; Connie (Arthur) Berge of Osage, Sharon (Russell) Smith of Hiawatha, Judy (Ralph) Lundquist of Solon, and Theresa (Doug) Kaestner of Marion; many Grandchildren and many more Great Grandchildren; siblings: Arnold Mike (Beverly) Van Dee, Florence (Robert) Moellers, Helen Mendenhall all of Cedar Rapids; Sarah Martens in Shellsburg, Carl (Sandra) Van Dee of Oregon, and Betty Lou McGee of Marshalltown; Sister-in Laws: Wanda Van Dee of Marion, Elizabeth Van Dee of Missouri, and Betty Van Dee of Vining, and Brother-in- law Fred Hotchkiss of Texas; many nieces and nephews.
Mary was preceded in death by her husband, Howard, in 2005; her parents; sons-in-law Larry Regan, Dennis Lathrop, and John Huelsenbeck; her grandson Jay White; her brothers John, Andrew, Edward, and Donald Van Dee; and her sisters Ida Mahan, and Grace Hotchkiss.
Memorials in Mary’s name may be directed to Hospice of Mercy or St. Patrick’s Church.