Obituary of Penny Lillian Brown

BROWN, Penny Lillian December 4, 1943 – November 5, 2022 Peacefully, at Parkwood Hospital on Saturday, November 5th in her 79th year, after a 6-year battle with Alzheimer’s Disease, Penny Lillian Brown of London. Daughter of the late Mervin & Lois Brown. Predeceased by brother, Douglas Brown (2022). Survived by her sister, Patti (Mike) Corcelli, of London. Much loved aunt of Gavin (Shelby) and Tracie Corcelli of London. Great-Aunt of Arowyn, whom she would have loved deeply. Greatly missed by many other relatives and friends. Penny graduated from Victoria Hospital School of Nursing in 1965 at which time she worked in Toronto for one year before returning to London. She spent the rest of her career at Victoria Hospital, eventually achieving the title of Head Nurse and Coordinator of dialysis patients until she retired in 2000. Penny became an avid golfer and curler, and enjoyed many years of travel to Western Canada, Europe, and China. We would like to extend our utmost gratitude to the staff of McGarrell Place LTC & Parkwood Mental Health, for their wonderful dedication to Penny’s care the last few years. Cremation has taken place and there will be no formal service. Instead, we invite family & friends to join us for an informal, drop-in gathering to celebrate Penny’s life, on Saturday, December 3rd, 2022 from 1:30pm to 4:30pm at Ivey Spencer Leadership Centre, 551 Windermere Rd, London. To give us an idea of numbers, please email Mike (mcorcelli@hotmail.com) with your intent to attend by Friday, November 25th, 2022. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Alzheimer Society – Southwest Partners, www.alzswp.ca, or another charity of your choice. In future, Penny will be laid to rest at the Coldstream Society of Friends Cemetery.