Carol S. Brown

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Carol S. Brown, 74, of Princeton died at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2019, at her home in Princeton.

She was born Oct. 2, 1944, the daughter of John “Jack” R. and Mildred (Pierson) Levisay. She married Merville “Lee” Brown Jr. on April 29, 1967, in Princeton. He preceded her in death on July 31, 2008.

Survivors include one daughter, Adrienne Erickson of Princeton; one son, Brett Brown of Princeton; three grandchildren, Hannah Erickson, Trace Erickson and Abby Brown; one brother, Dr. Gerald Levisay of Spring Valley; and nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one brother, William Levisay; and one sister, Donna Hall.

She graduated from Princeton High School with the Class of 1962 and she earned her Master’s of Nursing from Western Illinois University. She worked for several years as a school nurse and then as a long-term care administrator and nursing consultant.

She was an avid cook and quilter, and a member of the Princeton Women’s Club. She got great joy from cooking for her family and friends.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, April 29, at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Princeton with Pastor Jon Dietrich and Jessica Boggs officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery in Princeton.

Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at the Grant-Johnson Funeral Home in Princeton.

Memorials may be directed to the Evangelical Covenant Church in Princeton.

Online condolences may be left at www.grant-johnsonfh.com.

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  1. Carol was a life long friend of my sister, Terry Ellberg. I send my most sincere sympathy to Carol’s family and friends – a great loss indeed.

  2. My sincere sympathy for your loss. I will never forget Carol’s kindness when she helped me during the development of the Skilled Care Unit at IVCH.. She was a great person and an excellent nurse!

  3. Dear Brown Family ,
    My name is Ron Padlo. I live in Peru. I wanted to share some valuable information with you. Friends and relatives can be a great source of comfort when loss of a loved one occurs. However, the bible offers a great source of comfort at a time such as this. While I am sure, your husband will be missed by many, much comfort can be found in the bible.
    Realizing everybody deals differently with the death of a loved one. I want to share with you the comfort I received from the Bible. What the bible says is “There is going to be a resurrection” at Acts 24:15. We can see our loved ones again, and be reunited. I pray that this information will bring you some comfort in the trying times ahead. . I can somewhat identify what you are feeling. I have suffered several significant losses in my lifetime. My dad in 1955, a son in 1998 my mom in 2008, another son in 2018.
    Please feel free to get in touch with me via mail or email if you have any questions or would like any additional information about the bible. We have a free website JW.ORG. where you can find a plethora of information on many interesting subjects and wholesome family movies I was raised catholic but got baptized a Jehovah’s Witness in 2014. Everything we believe and teach is all bible based.
    ronaldpadlo@ yahoo.com 2530 Fifth Street, Peru Illinois 61354
    Kind Christian Regards,

    Ron Padlo

  4. Dear Adrienne and family, My deepest sympathy on your loss. Losing our parents is not easy to accept. Remember the good times as they say like the rambunctious days your mother was on the other end of the phone and I was the one who had to cajole you to the phone!! Peace!

  5. I have many fond memories of the times Carol and I shared when I first came to Princeton in 1983 as principal at Jefferson School and she was our school nurse. Being new to the town, Carol and I had many great conversations about Princeton, the school district, and life in general! When I transferred to Logan the next year our opportunities to converse were limited. However, I greatly missed those times. She was always humorous, knowledgeable, and a delight to converse with.

    I am sorry I cannot attend her visitation or funeral, as my current health situation limits my mobility. However, I wish to extend my deepest and most sincere sympathies to your family.

    Judson Lusher


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