O. Freda Brown

O. Freda Brown, 93, of Canby, died Monday, April 2, 2012 at Countryside Living in Canby. Memorial services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 7 at Canby Funeral Chapel. Burial will precede the services at Zion Mennonite Cemetery. Freda was born on Oct. 3, 1918 at Birch Hills, Saskatchewan, Canada to Jacob and Edith Foster. Her brothers and sisters were Sam, Bessie, Percy, Sarah, Wilbert, Verda, and Frankie. She graduated from Birch Hills High School and was a graduate of Normal School for Teachers. Freda taught grades 1 to 9 in a one room school in Saskatchewan. Freda married Wilfred “Bus” Brown on October 25, 1941 at Birch Hills. Surviving family members include her 3 daughters, Carolyn Neuschwander of Hubbard; Marion Passavant of Moscow, Idaho and Eileen Lantz of Molalla;son Ray Brown of Canby; 7 grandchildren and 9 greatgrandchildren. She is also survived by a sister Frankie Grambo of West Bank, British Columbia, Canada. She was preceded in death by her husband Bus in 1998 and a grandson Jordan. The family suggests memorials may be made to the Odyssey Hospice Program, 8625 S.W. Cascade Ave., Beaverton, OR 97008.