Joan Brown

After a day surrounded by a number of her loved ones, and as her son David and granddaughter Linda were settling her in for the night, Joan took her last breath in Linda’s arms.

Joan (known as Jo Ann in her younger years) was born on May 25, 1934, in Milwaukee to Adam Nyman and Leota Servis Nyman.

She married Franklin Brown on May 16, 1953, in Milwaukee.

They moved to Grafton in 1958. In 1974, they moved to Illinois, staying there until 1979, when they moved back to Grafton and eventually settled in Port Washington.

Over her lifetime, she was employed as a waitress and worked in manufacturing and at Shopko.

Joan enjoyed dancing, going to casinos, reading, doing word search puzzles and putting together jigsaw puzzles. She was a faithful fan of the Green Bay Packers (Donald Driver was her favorite!), Milwaukee Brewers and Badgers football. (She hated basketball because of the squeaky shoes on the playing floor!)

She was preceded in death by her husband Frank, her daughter Barbara, her brother Richard and her sisters Betty and Shirley.

Joan is survived by her children Flo (Tom) Paulin, Sue Young, David Brown and Vicki (Alex) Romero; 10 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren;  two great-great-grandchildren; and sister-in-law Christa Nyman; as well as cousins, nieces and nephews.

A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, April 27, at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 420 W. Whitefish Rd. in Port Washington. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. until the service at noon.

Eernisse Funeral Home in Port Washington is proudly serving the Brown family.

Online condolences can be made at www.eernissefuneralhome.com.