Obituary of Dorothy H. Brown

Dorothy H. Brown, 89, longtime resident of Iowa City, died Sunday, February 22, 2015 at the Solon Nursing Care Center. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m., Thursday, February 26th at the Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City with visitation from 4-7 p.m., Wednesday. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Memorials in Dorothy's name can be made to Iowa City Hospice. Dorothy Helene Faber was born August 5, 1925 in Abingdon, Maryland; daughter of Louis and Helena Faber. She graduated from Old Post Road High School in Hartford County, MD and on March 6, 1943, married John Alex Brown in Baltimore, MD. She worked 20 years at the University of Iowa library and was a member of the Iowa City First United Methodist Church. She enjoyed time spent traveling, gardening, canning but most of all; the time she had with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Those who knew Dorothy will also remember her unique sense of humor. Her family includes her children; Judith (Barry) Pomerantz of Tucson, AZ, Steve (Mary) Brown of Solon, Roger (Elaine) Brown of Solon and Margaret (Barry) Ricciardi of Ringwood, NJ; ten grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents and siblings, Betty Pullen and Bill Faber.