Geraldine Louise Brown

Geraldine Louise Rothaus-Brown Gods kingdom is all the brighter with the arrival of the most amazing spirit you could have ever met. Geraldine Louise Rothaus-Brown passed away peacefully in the company of her loving daughter Jeanette Partington, niece Helen Peachie Mussen, granddaughter Julie Bonaker and grandson Jeffrey Bonaker with his wife April Bonaker on May 30th at 12:30am. Born in October, 1933 to parents Clarence Helen Rothaus and raised in the Queen Ann neighborhood of Seattle, WA. She was the 6th of 7 children. She grew up in a loving household with her brothers and sisters: Rosalie, Pat, Donna, Joe, Jimmy and Jeanie Rothaus. She graduated from Queen Anne High school in 1952 and was extremely proud of her graduating class; greatly looking forward to her 60th reunion. Gerrie married her first husband Ron Thorsen and gave birth to Jeanette her daughter in 1957. In 1960 she was remarried to John Niles. Together in 1962, they moved into their new home in the Shoreline area. Gerrie loved the Shoreline area and remained for 50 years. In 1988 she married again to Darryl Brown, who owned a local Mobil service station and later BP station in Northgate followed by North End Automotive. Gerrie was never shy to be a part of a whole host of activities. Even in her high school days she was involved in several social clubs. She immensely enjoyed participating in any and all groups or committees she could join. In recent years she had loved being a member of the Queen Anne High School reunion committee, an investment club and volunteering with Northwest Hospital. She always took pride in each of these activities and participated in them with full vigor. Gerrie Brown is survived by her daughter Jeanette Partington (Dr. Marshall Partington); niece Peachi Mussen; her grandchildren: Julie Bonaker , Jeff April Bonaker and their children Angelina, Layla and Conrad Bonaker. Gerrie was a loving daughter, sister, mother, grandmother and great grandmother (particular fondness to her title Triple G, great grandma Gerrie). She also has numerous other nieces and nephews from the Rothaus clan that she was extraordinarily close to in the greater Seattle area.