Sheila Rea Brown, 86, of Ellwood City, formerly of Beaver, passed away on June 18th, 2025, after a battle with Cancer at Creek Meadows of Zelienopole.
She was born in Bobtown, Pennsylvania on October 14th, 1938, a daughter of the late John and Beulah Hager. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Francis Brown, Sr. and her sisters, Eleanor Tressler and Joyce Wilson. She is survived by her sons, Jeffery Lynn (Amy) Brown and John Francis (Toni Celeste) Brown, her daughter, Tracy Renee (Regis) Brown Grote, her grandchildren: Jacob Samuel (Shannon) Brown, Sarah Taylor (Nicholas) Holmes, Andrew James Brown, Elizabeth Ann (Jeff) DuBar, Kathleen (RC) Dunham, Frances Marie Brown; as well as her great-grandchildren: Jace Frank Holmes, Lottie Rea Holmes, Ada Marlene Brown, Carina Ann Brown, Tyler Joseph Dunham, Noah Mathew Dunham, Sarah Rose DuBar; along with her sister, Janet Adams, several nieces and nephews and her close friend, Lori Pharshal.
Sheila was a retired secretary and a member of both Our Lady of the Valley Parish and St. Peter and Paul Church of Beaver. She was a den mother who volunteered with Meals on Wheels, Easter Seals, and the Beaver Library. In her spare time, she loved to read and do jigsaw puzzles.
Friends will be received on Saturday, June 21st, from 1 p.m. until the time of a blessing service at 3 p.m. in the Noll Funeral Home Inc., 333 Third Street, Beaver. Private interment will take place at Sylvania Hills Cemetery, 273 PA-68, Rochester. Online condolences may be shared at www.nollfuneral.com.