Lodena

Brown

Lodena V. Brown age 95 died Thursday, July 26, 2018 at the Community Health Professionals Hospice, Defiance.

She was born November 25, 1922 in Paulding County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Raymond and Vira (Shrider) Smalley. On May 3, 1941 she married Bernard "Bun" Brown, who preceded her in death on May 20, 1998.  She was a member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Paulding; American Legion Auxiliary; and Order of the Eastern Star.

She is survived by her children, James (Mary Alice) Brown, Pandora, OH, and Jackie (Larry) Ellerbrock, Bryan, OH; brothers, Paul (Betty) Smalley, and Robert Smalley, both of Antwerp; six grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by a brother, William "Bill"" Smalley, and sisters, Nellie Wilhelm and Ellen Beck.

Funeral services will be conducted 11 AM Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Paulding with Rev. Karen Stetins officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul Cemetery, Paulding.

Visitation will be 4 – 8 PM Tuesday, July 31 at Den Herder Funeral Home. There will also be visitation on Wednesday from 10 AM until time of services at the church.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations made to Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance, 801 Roeder Rd. Suite 750, Silver Springs, MD 20910 or CHP Hospice, Defiance.