Joy A. Brown, 84, Warsaw, passed away at 2:50 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29, 2017, in her residence.
She was born March 26, 1933, in Syracuse, to Ned and Bertha A. Biltz Stuckman. A lifelong Kosciusko County resident, she moved from Syracuse to Warsaw in 1951 and was a 1951 graduate of Syracuse High School.
On Sept. 7, 1951, in Warsaw, she was united in marriage to Kendall O. Brown, who preceded her in death on April 2, 1999.
For 43 years she was the owner and manager of Homeplace Mobile Home Park (Browns Mobile Home Park) from 1974 to present and was the co-owner of Kendall Brown Excavating for 19 years.
She is survived by her daughters: Sally Jo (spouse Randy) Denney, Sandra L. (spouse Randall) Noble, Cynthia Orland, Kim Brown and Stacey E. (spouse Cindy Jo Hollars) Brown, all of Warsaw. She is further survived by her siblings: Mary C. Weaver, Alden Stuckman, Charles Stuckman and Daniel Stuckman Jr., all of Syracuse. She is also survived by her grandchildren: Shelley (Matt) Boruff, Kokomo; Tonya (Dale) Arter, Warsaw; Nicholas (Brittany) Denney, Silver Lake; Timothy Denney, Warsaw; Laura (Cliff) Miller, Saline, Mich.; Cassandra (Mike) May, Mishawaka; Natalie (Scotty) Van Hawk, Warsaw; and Joshua Kendall Lemler, Warsaw; along with 16 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded by her husband and her parents, along with her brothers: Ross Stuckman, Gary Stuckman and infant brother Ned Stuckman Jr.; and son-in-law Jerry Orland.
A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, officiated by Shelley Boruff. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral service.
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Memorials to Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County, P.O. Box 1906, Warsaw, IN 46581.
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