WESTBOROUGH- Louise V. Brown, 85, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at the Epoch Healthcare Center in Providence, RI.
Born in Westborough, she was the daughter of the late William and Annie (Fitzpatrick) Brown and was educated in Westborough schools.
During the Korean Conflict she served with the United States Navy.
Louise was employed as an executive secretary at the Natick Labs for many years prior to her retirement.
She was a communicant of St. Luke the Evangelist Church in Westborough.
In 2010, Louise was honored as the Grand Marshall of the Memorial Day Parade in Westborough.
She is survived by many nieces, nephews, grand nieces and grand nephews, great grand nieces and nephews and one great, great, great grand niece.
She was predeceased by five brothers, William, Charles, Walter, Leo and Richard Brown and four sisters, Margaret Belli, Mary Ustoitis, Irene Bukata and Ann Van Houten.
Her funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, February 13, at 10:30 A.M. in St. Luke the Evangelist Church, 70 West Main St., Westborough. Burial, with military honors, will follow in St. Luke’s Cemetery.
Calling hours are Sunday, February 12, from 2 to 4 P.M. at the Rand-Harper-Pickering Westborough Funeral Home, 62 West Main St., Westborough.
Donations in her memory may be made to St. Luke the Evangelist Church Memorial Fund, 70 West Main St., Westborough, MA 01581