Joan Elizabeth Brown

Joan was born April 12, 1941 in Westerly, RI, the daughter of the late Edward and Esther (Tillinghast) Larkin.

She married Jack A. Brown Jr., on October 27, 1962 at St. Michael the Archangel Church in Pawcatuck. He survives her.

She graduated from the Wm. W. Backus Hospital School of Nursing in 1962 and worked in the maternity department. She worked as an RN at the US Navy Sub Base Hospital in Maternity and at the Navy Family Service Center. She loved to quilt and was a member of the North Stonington Garden Club.

In addition to her husband Jack of 59 years, Joan is survived by her son Kevin Brown and his wife Catherine, daughters Laurie Williams, and Cynthia Brown and by her sisters Bronwyn Mullen and Jacqueline Brennan, and by her grandchildren Justine Williams, Corey Williams and Thomas Brown.

In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her brother Edward Larkin Jr.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Michael the Archangel Church, 60 Liberty St. Pawcatuck on Saturday June 26, 2021 at 10 am, meeting directly at the church. Burial will immediately follow in Union Cemetery in North Stonington. There are no calling hours.

The family requests no flowers. Please see below for memorial donation information:

Hello friends and Family,

My mother was a LOVER of flowers! Flowers of any kind. They made her happy and filled her heart with joy. She loved sharing them with others in the form of beautiful arrangements in the art form of Ikebana. During the years we spent in Japan she was initially a student of Ikebana but then went on to teach and become a Sensei. A more recent flower power outlet has been her involvement with the North Stonington Garden Club, and she has developed many friendships over the years with the club. Her love of plants and flowers has permeated my life and as a result I am a plant and flower lover. I would like to plant a memorial for my mother made of spring bulbs. In leu of cut flowers and arrangements I would love it if people donated bulbs or purchased gift certificates from bulb retailers so that we can accumulate as many bulbs as possible to plant. The planting would be done in the fall when the bulbs ship and are available. In the spring (her birthday is in April) they will bloom year after year, and we can all visit the flowering bulbs and think of my mother with happiness in our hearts and fond memories.

You may purchase/order bulbs from anywhere you would like. I would like to suggest that we support local businesses. The two businesses I recommend are listed below with their websites. You may go online and select bulbs of your choosing, place the order and provide my mailing address for delivery in the fall or you may purchase a gift certificate if you prefer not to select the bulbs yourself. I would love to have an impressive number of bulbs to plant. No donation is too small! I will provide my email and mailing address below for you. I will reach out to all of you in the fall to let you know where we have selected for a site to plant the bulbs.

White Flower Farm in Litchfield, CT

White Flower Farm https://www.whiteflowerfarm.com

Gift Certificate | White Flower Farm https://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/gift-certificates.html

My recommendations:

Next Generation Perennial Tulip Mixture | White Flower Farm

https://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/977199-product.html

White Flower Farm Red Perennial Tulip | White Flower Farm

https://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/243902-product.html

White Flower Farm Yellow Perennial Tulip | White Flower Farm https://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/244102-product.html

White Flower Farm Red-and-Yellow Perennial Tulip | White Flower Farm

https://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/244902-product.html

The Works Daffodils | White Flower Farm

https://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/the-works-daffodils

Wicked Tulips in Preston, CT

All bulbs – Wicked Tulips Flower Farm https://wickedtulips.com/collections/all-bulbs

Gift card. Not valid for tickets or U-pick flowers. – Wicked Tulips Flower Farm

Bulbs are limited – pick from what is currently available.

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Cyndi Brown 1196 Flanders Road, Mystic CT 06355