LYNN, MA — Mrs. Blanche E. (Keeler) Brown, 75 years old, of Wilmington, MA and formerly of Lynn, MA, died on Monday December 12, 2016 in the Lahey Hospital in Burlington after a long illness. She is the wife of Mr. Robert G. Brown. She was born in Lynn, the daughter of the late Raymond S. and Blanche E. (Hyde) Keeler. She was raised in Lynn and was a graduate of Lynn Classical High School. She lived in Lynn until 1985 when she and her husband moved to Wilmington. She and her husband wintered in Florida for 15 years.
Mrs. Brown loved to shop. She was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother. Her grandchildren were most important to her. She was employed as a driver and later in the office at the McGinn Bus Company.
In addition to her husband with whom she shared 51 years of marriage, she leaves her sons, Scott Burke and his wife Julianna of California, Robert Brown and his wife Lisa of Saugus, Michael Brown and his wife Janet of Wilmington, a daughter Kimberly Rulli and her husband Anthony of Billerica, her 6 grandchildren, Erin, Michael, Bobby, David, Danielle and Kristin. She also leaves a sister Edna Specht of Salem, NH and several nieces and nephews. She is the mother of the late Cherylanne Burke and sister of the late Raymond Keeler, Jr.
Her funeral will be held on Friday, December 16, 2016 at 10:00 AM in the SOLIMINE FUNERAL HOME, 426 Broadway, Lynn. Burial in Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. Visiting hours are on Thursday from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 10 Speen Street, Framingham, Massachusetts 01701.
(NOTE: The above obituary is from Solimine Funeral Home.)
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