On December 17, 2009, GERTRUDE MARY BROWN, beloved wife of the late Herbert J. Brown, Sr.; loving mother of Mary (Bette) Brocato and her husband Louis, John Brown and his wife Diane, Frank Brown and his wife Catherine and the late Herbert Brown, Jr. and Theodore Brown; also survived by daughters-in-law Adele and Agnes Brown; 18 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
A Christian wake service will be held at the family owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk Inc., 7922 Wise Avenue on Monday at 7:30 P.M. A Catholic prayer service will be held at St. Brigid Church on Tuesday at 10:00 A.M. Interment St. Stanislaus Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday and Monday 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. In lieu of flowers please make a donation in her name to St. Brigid Catholic Church, 911 S. Ellwood Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224