Eva Brown

Eva Margareta Brown was born in Sweden, on Christmas 1931.  The middle of three sisters, she grew up through the Great Depression and the War, then traveled the world.  Among other things, she worked as a pharmacy assistant in Sweden and a nanny in London before embarking on what was intended to be a two-year working tour of the U.S. with 5 of her girlfriends when she was in her 20's. 

On that trip, she met Robert Brown in New York at a New Year's Eve party that she almost didn't attend.  They fell in love, married, and moved to Canada where Eva gave birth to their twins.  The young family soon moved to sunny Southern California where they lived for about 30 years.  In the early 1990's, after Bob retired, Eva and Bob moved to Eastern Washington state.

A devoted wife and mother, usually presenting as quiet, modest and unassuming (except with her kids), Eva had a sharp mind and could surprise the unprepared with her quick wit.  Eva was multilingual and had a knack for math (displaying a particular penchant for the challenging calculations of astrological chart mapping which she took up in later years, often without using a calculator). 

A good cook and disciplined homemaker, she enjoyed hosting friends and family and prepared amazing holiday dinners.  She loved her extended family in the U.S. and, although she only made it back to Sweden a few times after coming to the States, she stayed in touch with her beloved family there and was happy when she had the opportunity to host any of them in the States.  Eva regularly followed Swedish news and kept up her native language skills with a group of close Swedish girlfriends she made in the States. 

Throughout her life, Eva enjoyed being active.  Although she is last known to have been on water skis in 1957, as a youth she enjoyed cross-country snow skiing and later was an avid walker.  Surviving her beloved Bob, Eva continued living on her own in the Spokane house they loved until late 2018 when she began to require continually supervised care.  She then moved to a memory care assisted living residence near Glenn in Portland OR.  There she passed peacefully in her sleep on the evening of May 18, 2021. 

She was a great mom and we miss her.  

Notes from Peggy:

The last two times I spoke with Mom on the phone (just before and after Mother's Day), she said several times, "Tell everyone I love them."  If you are receiving this, you are one of her Everyone; please know that she loved you. 

Mom chose to be cremated so there will not be a burial service, but as she especially loved serving coffee and cake (after dinner or any time) you will soon be receiving an invite to a virtual coffee-and-cake memorial service to honor her memory.  

In lieu of flowers, we would ask that you honor Mom's memory with a donation to the worthy charity of your choice.