Wenonah Lee (Jones) Brown

Wenonah “Winnie” L. Brown, 85, of Sylvania, OH, passed away, Monday, March 30, 2015, at the Ebeid Hospice Residence of Sylvania.  She was born on October 22, 1929 in Harlan County, Kentucky.  She was married to Claude M. Brown, Jr. for 48 years until he passed in 1998.

Winnie and Claude were both born and raised in Kentucky and went back often to visit friends and relatives and loved going to the horse races at Keeneland with their families and friends.  Winnie loved to travel and she and Claude traveled the world together in Claude’s latter years. 

She is survived by her loving children, Frances Michele (Randy) Heilman, Claude “Butch” M. (Joanne), and Timothy D. (Denise) Brown; and grandchildren Kevin, Kellie, Megan, Marissa, Tim, Alexa, and Mitchell. Wenonah was preceded in death by her husband Claude M. Brown, and sister and brother Sarah Rutherford and Frank Jones.

The family would like to express their gratitude to all of the caregivers that so lovingly took care of Mom at home in these last few years.  The family would also like to thank the staff of the Ebeid Hospice Residence for their loving care and support during this trying time.

Private Funeral Services have taken place and Wenonah was laid to rest beside her husband at Toledo Memorial Park.

Those wishing to offer memorials in Mom’s memory are asked to consider the Toledo Humane Society or the Lucas County Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association or Ebeid Hospice Residence.

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