Obituary of Lola Marie Brown

Lola Marie Brown of Ubly, age 76, passed away at home on Friday, December 7, 2018 with family at her side. Lola was born in Marlette, MI to Donovan and Edna (O'Connell) Campbell on March 3, 1942. She graduated from Sandusky High School and then Grace Eastern MI College of Commerce with a degree in business. She married Bruce Earl Brown of Snover on December 16, 1960. They lived in Snover until 1965 when they moved to Ubly. Lola worked for Snover Hardware and did secretarial work for a company she and Bruce had buying green stock for Vlassic Pickle Co. of Imlay City. They owned the Brown House restaurant in Ubly, and her ribs had people lined up at the door every Sunday for brunch. She and Bruce owned and operated Huron Vending, Huron Ice, Mid-Michigan Ice, and the Ubly Mini Storage, and she was also an EMT for Bingham Township Ambulance for approximately 25 years. Lola was a member of Ubly Lions Club, Community Club, the Historical Society, Ubly Village Council, Thumb Veterans Auxiliary, and the secretary for The Wildwood Flowers for World Travel and Mind Enrichment. She was also in all the 1970's productions of the Alabama Jubilee. Lola was an active member of the Ubly United Methodist Church where she was a Sunday School teacher. She started the first joint Ubly Community Vacation Bible School in 1978 between the Ubly United Methodist Church, the First Presbyterian Church of Ubly, and St. John's Catholic Church of Ubly. For approximately 40 years Lola continued her dedication to planning and organizing the annual Vacation Bible School program. Lola was preceded in death by her parents and her son Bruce Jr. She is survived by her husband, Bruce; her son Matthew Brown of Ubly; her son Mark Brown of Pigeon; her daughter Joanne Parker of Florida; her grandchildren Christina Parks, Christopher (Lisa) Parker, Christan (Chelli) Parker, Nicole Brown, Ryan Brown, Kenneth Nichols, Adrianna (Eric) Schmidt, Alyssa (Nathan) Simpson, Shelby Yaroch, Brittany (Jacob) Kozlowski, Derek Brown, Olivia Brown, and Isaac Brown; and her great-grandchildren Alexis Parks, TJ Parks, Joey Parker, Jackie Parker, Daniel Parker, Brantley Simpson, Emma Simpson, Caden Schmidt, Raven Nichols, and Amelia Kozlowski. Cremation has taken place, and a memorial will be held at a later date. Offerings for the family discretionary fund can be made out to Bruce Brown. To sign online guestbook, visit www.cremationsocietymidmi.com