Graveside Memorial Service for Dorthea Nadine Brown, age 73 of Haynes, will be held on Wednesday, October 22, 2014 at
1:00 p.m (please note the time change)
. at the Rose Hill Cemetery, southeast of Reeder, ND.
Dorthea Nadine Brown 73, from Haynes, passed on October 19, 2014 at home, with her family, from a long battle with breast cancer. "Nadine" was born on July 26, 1941 in Joplin Mo. She was the oldest of four children. She had three younger brothers. She and her family moved to Kansas City Missouri when she was just five years old.
Nadine attended her school years there. It was there that she met her husband Larry Brown and they were married on September 17, 1961. From this union came four children, Thomas Brown, Larry Brown JR., Sharon Brown (Wellborn), and Helen Brown (Henley).
Nadine loved homemaking, gardening and raising goats. The spring was always a busy time of year. She always had to start the gardens and there were always several growing at one time. She also enjoyed delicately breeding and polishing her goatherds to a beautiful perfection. She always had such noble looking animals.
Nadine was an herbalist. She took a great pride in her ability to treat illnesses with natural remedies. In doing this, she had many achievements in treating certain illnesses. Her Breast Cancer was not one of them.
She was a charitable supporter of the Adams County Salvation Army.
Nadine had a dynamic way of making someone smile. She was not one that could settle for a frown.
She is survived by her husband, Larry Brown, her son Larry Brown JR. and his wife Peggy. Her daughter Helen Henley and her husband Roy, and Sharon Wellborn.
She also survived by her grandchildren Zach Brown, George Henley, Shannon Henley, Gaylan Henley, Theadore Henley, Helen Henley, Elska Henley, Athena Henley, Kyle Lyons, and Amber Tweeten and several great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her son Thomas Brown and grandson, Jake Brown.