ARLENE C. BROWN
February 24, 1922 ~ April 2, 2016
Arlene (Carey) Brown, 94, of Battle Ground, Washington passed away on April 2, 2016. Her daughter, Celeste Smith of Yacolt, Washington and other family members were at her side. Arlene was born and raised in Waterville, Maine, one of 5 children.
She moved to Washington, DC in 1942 at the start of World War II to work for the federal government as a secretary in the Dept. of the Air Force.
She married Jesse Finch in 1952 in Washington, DC. He was in the U.S. Navy and they lived all over the U.S. (Illinois, New Jersey, Maryland, and Rhode Island) and did a 3-year tour in Sasebo, Japan. In 1964, Jesse was transferred to San Diego, California. Arlene was a secretary for the Navy as a civil servant until 1974 when she retired.
She became an active member of the San Diego Chapter of NARFE (National Active and Retired Federal Employees) and was also a volunteer at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church.
In her retirement, Arlene traveled to many countries including Spain, England, Scotland, Australia and New Zealand, along with the states Hawaii and Alaska.
Jesse passed away in 1987. She moved to Battle Ground, Washington in 1999. A longtime friend, Tom Brown, asked her to marry him and in 2002, they were wed in Battle Ground. Tom passed away in 2010.
Besides her daughter, Arlene is survived by her grandson, Erik Smith and his wife Jennifer of Ariel, Washington; grandson, Michael Smith of Battle Ground, Washington; her great-granddaughters, Zoe Smith and Ashley Gibson, both of Vancouver, Washington; and 5 nephews.
Arlene will be interred next to Jesse at El Camino Memorial Park in San Diego, California.
Her family wishes to thank the caregivers at The Meadows in Meadow Glade, Battle Ground, Washington for their care of her during the past 2 1/2 years.
Published in The Columbian, Vancouver, Washington on April 10, 2016
February 24, 1922 ~ April 2, 2016
Arlene (Carey) Brown, 94, of Battle Ground, Washington passed away on April 2, 2016. Her daughter, Celeste Smith of Yacolt, Washington and other family members were at her side. Arlene was born and raised in Waterville, Maine, one of 5 children.
She moved to Washington, DC in 1942 at the start of World War II to work for the federal government as a secretary in the Dept. of the Air Force.
She married Jesse Finch in 1952 in Washington, DC. He was in the U.S. Navy and they lived all over the U.S. (Illinois, New Jersey, Maryland, and Rhode Island) and did a 3-year tour in Sasebo, Japan. In 1964, Jesse was transferred to San Diego, California. Arlene was a secretary for the Navy as a civil servant until 1974 when she retired.
She became an active member of the San Diego Chapter of NARFE (National Active and Retired Federal Employees) and was also a volunteer at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church.
In her retirement, Arlene traveled to many countries including Spain, England, Scotland, Australia and New Zealand, along with the states Hawaii and Alaska.
Jesse passed away in 1987. She moved to Battle Ground, Washington in 1999. A longtime friend, Tom Brown, asked her to marry him and in 2002, they were wed in Battle Ground. Tom passed away in 2010.
Besides her daughter, Arlene is survived by her grandson, Erik Smith and his wife Jennifer of Ariel, Washington; grandson, Michael Smith of Battle Ground, Washington; her great-granddaughters, Zoe Smith and Ashley Gibson, both of Vancouver, Washington; and 5 nephews.
Arlene will be interred next to Jesse at El Camino Memorial Park in San Diego, California.
Her family wishes to thank the caregivers at The Meadows in Meadow Glade, Battle Ground, Washington for their care of her during the past 2 1/2 years.
Published in The Columbian, Vancouver, Washington on April 10, 2016
ARLENE C. BROWN
February 24, 1922 ~ April 2, 2016
Arlene (Carey) Brown, 94, of Battle Ground, Washington passed away on April 2, 2016. Her daughter, Celeste Smith of Yacolt, Washington and other family members were at her side. Arlene was born and raised in Waterville, Maine, one of 5 children.
She moved to Washington, DC in 1942 at the start of World War II to work for the federal government as a secretary in the Dept. of the Air Force.
She married Jesse Finch in 1952 in Washington, DC. He was in the U.S. Navy and they lived all over the U.S. (Illinois, New Jersey, Maryland, and Rhode Island) and did a 3-year tour in Sasebo, Japan. In 1964, Jesse was transferred to San Diego, California. Arlene was a secretary for the Navy as a civil servant until 1974 when she retired.
She became an active member of the San Diego Chapter of NARFE (National Active and Retired Federal Employees) and was also a volunteer at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church.
In her retirement, Arlene traveled to many countries including Spain, England, Scotland, Australia and New Zealand, along with the states Hawaii and Alaska.
Jesse passed away in 1987. She moved to Battle Ground, Washington in 1999. A longtime friend, Tom Brown, asked her to marry him and in 2002, they were wed in Battle Ground. Tom passed away in 2010.
Besides her daughter, Arlene is survived by her grandson, Erik Smith and his wife Jennifer of Ariel, Washington; grandson, Michael Smith of Battle Ground, Washington; her great-granddaughters, Zoe Smith and Ashley Gibson, both of Vancouver, Washington; and 5 nephews.
Arlene will be interred next to Jesse at El Camino Memorial Park in San Diego, California.
Her family wishes to thank the caregivers at The Meadows in Meadow Glade, Battle Ground, Washington for their care of her during the past 2 1/2 years.
Published in The Columbian, Vancouver, Washington on April 10, 2016
February 24, 1922 ~ April 2, 2016
Arlene (Carey) Brown, 94, of Battle Ground, Washington passed away on April 2, 2016. Her daughter, Celeste Smith of Yacolt, Washington and other family members were at her side. Arlene was born and raised in Waterville, Maine, one of 5 children.
She moved to Washington, DC in 1942 at the start of World War II to work for the federal government as a secretary in the Dept. of the Air Force.
She married Jesse Finch in 1952 in Washington, DC. He was in the U.S. Navy and they lived all over the U.S. (Illinois, New Jersey, Maryland, and Rhode Island) and did a 3-year tour in Sasebo, Japan. In 1964, Jesse was transferred to San Diego, California. Arlene was a secretary for the Navy as a civil servant until 1974 when she retired.
She became an active member of the San Diego Chapter of NARFE (National Active and Retired Federal Employees) and was also a volunteer at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church.
In her retirement, Arlene traveled to many countries including Spain, England, Scotland, Australia and New Zealand, along with the states Hawaii and Alaska.
Jesse passed away in 1987. She moved to Battle Ground, Washington in 1999. A longtime friend, Tom Brown, asked her to marry him and in 2002, they were wed in Battle Ground. Tom passed away in 2010.
Besides her daughter, Arlene is survived by her grandson, Erik Smith and his wife Jennifer of Ariel, Washington; grandson, Michael Smith of Battle Ground, Washington; her great-granddaughters, Zoe Smith and Ashley Gibson, both of Vancouver, Washington; and 5 nephews.
Arlene will be interred next to Jesse at El Camino Memorial Park in San Diego, California.
Her family wishes to thank the caregivers at The Meadows in Meadow Glade, Battle Ground, Washington for their care of her during the past 2 1/2 years.
Published in The Columbian, Vancouver, Washington on April 10, 2016
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