Gretchen Kay Brown, age 72, of Springfield, was born January 20, 1939 in Lamonte, N.Y. and passed away February 17, 2011 in Springfield, Mo.
She was a Navy Veteran. She was a member of Bellview Baptist Church and was also a Lion’s Club member.
She is survived by mother, Mary (Berniece) Krauser, of Willard, Mo.; children, Matt Brown, of Pueblo, Colo., Mark Brown, of Springfield, Mo; grandchildren, Olivia, Sophia, and Emma Brown, of Springfield, Mo.; brothers, Gary and Jeanie Saeger, of Ioloa, Wisc., Paul and Geneva Saeger, of Menomenee Falls, Wisc., Kevin Krauser, of Weyauwega, Wisc.; and sisters, Karen Lech, of Lockport, N.Y., Nikki DiPaolo, of San Diego, Calif.
A Celebration of Life service will be held in Bellview Cemetery on February 26, 2011 at 11 a.m. Memorial donations may be made to Southwest Missouri Humane Society.