Diane E. Brown

Diane E. Brown, 76, of Schuylkill Haven, passed away Monday, April 22nd, at Reading Hospital-Tower Health, West Reading.

Born in Pottsville on August 28, 1947, she was a daughter of the late Stanley & Anna (Sninsky) Babiarz.

She met her high school sweetheart, Harry J. Brown at the age of 14. The couple married August 24, 1968, inseparable for over six decades.

Diane was a 1965 graduate of Nativity BVM High School, and later graduated from Sacred Heart Nursing School, Allentown.

Diane was a very skilled registered nurse, having worked in orthopedics and hospice care.

She was a member of St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, Schuylkill Haven.

In addition to her parents, Diane is also preceded in death by two sisters: Dr. Mary Pat Hemstreet, and Sister Rose Immaculate.

In addition to her husband, she is also survived by three children: Harry J. Brown, Jr. & wife, Kelly Ann Brown, Greencastle, Indiana, Christopher J. Brown, & wife, Dr. Anna T. Brown, Chevy Chase, MD, & Melissa M. Felty, & husband, Robert Felty, Schwenksville; ten beloved grandchildren: Neva, Laurel, Celeste, Elisabeth, Harry, Augie, & Peter Brown, and Benjamin, Ava, & Hannah Felty, her nephew, Dr. Phil Hemstreet, and her niece, Mieke Hemstreet.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 AM on Monday, April 29th at St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, Schuylkill Haven with Rev. Msgr. Edward S. Zemanik officiating. A visitation will be held at the church from 9:15-10:15 AM.

Private interment will be held at the family's convenience.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Diane's memory may be made to St. Ambrose RCC building fund. Check's can be made payable to "Capital Improvement Fund" and mailed to 201 Randel St., Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972.