Karen J. Brown Karen J. Brown, 70, of Ney, passed away Thursday morning, September 28, 2017 at CHP Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born in Napoleon, Ohio on December 20, 1946, the daughter of the late Bernard and Vivian (Coressel) Weidenhamer. Karen was a 1964 graduate of Paulding High School. On Aug. 22, 1964 she married Phillip E. Brown who died Aug. 11, 2009. She was an active member of St. Isidore Catholic Church at Marysdale. She had served on the parish council, as a lay distributor to shut ins, CCD instructor and past president and officer of the Altar and Rosary Society. She had also served on the Ney Park Board, Ney Homecoming Committee, Fairview Athletic Boosters, and Central Shares. She was a school bus driver for Central Local Schools for 34 years and a librarian aid for over 25 years. Karen collected angels and was an avid fan of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Ohio State. Karen will be missed by daughters: Beth (David) Kroa of Niles, Michigan, Brenda (Lee) Schlosser of Paulding, Barbara (John) Marlin of Ney, sons: James (Kelly) Brown of Defiance, Jay (Jennifer) Brown of Defiance, Jerry (Rhonda) Brown of Liberty Center Children by choice Dan and Jennifer Volz of Ney. brothers: Eugene (Linda) Weidenhamer of Paulding, Leslie (Sandy) Weidenhamer of Paulding, She is also survived by 14 grandchildren, and a great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Phillip, two brothers: David Weidenhamer, Daniel Weidenhamer, and a grandson James Kroa. Visitation is 12 noon-8 p.m. Sunday and 9-10 a.m. Monday at the Lawson-Roessner Funeral Home 1753 S. Clinton St. Defiance. The rosary will be prayed at 7:00 p.m. Sunday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 2, at St. Isidore Catholic Church at Marysdale 06324 St. Rt. 15 Defiance, with Father Robert Kill and Father John Stites officiating. Burial will be in Ney Cemetery. Suggested memorials are to CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. Condolences may be shared at www.lawsonroessner.com

Visitation

OCT 1. 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM (EDT)

Lawson-Roessner Funeral Home 1753 S. Clinton St. Defiance, OH, 43512

Visitation

OCT 2. 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM (EDT)

Lawson-Roessner Funeral Home 1753 S. Clinton St. Defiance, OH, 43512

Service

OCT 2. 10:30 AM (EDT)

St. Isidore Catholic Church, Marysdale 06324 St. Rt. 15 Defiance, OH, 43512