Kathryn D. Brown

December 3, 1936 - February 7, 2020

Kathryn Della Brown (nee Ossey) Age 83, of Coal City, IL passed away peacefully with her family by her side, Friday, February 7, 2020 at her home. Born December 3, 1936 in Chicago, IL to the late Edward and Catherine (nee Sudach) Ossey. Kathryn held a strong catholic faith and was a devout member of the Immaculate Conception Church in Braidwood. She used to own and operate with her husband, Arie, Sr. a bar in Chicago called Family Ties. She enjoyed spending time with family and loved being a mother and grandmother. Surviving are her husband, Arie Brown, Sr.; two sons, Harvey (Armida) Stauffer of South Bend, IN and Arie (Anne) Brown, Jr., of Midlothian, VA; two daughters, Linda Brown of Oakbrook, IL and Carol (Paul) Brodeur of Elizabethton, TN; ten grandchildren; twenty-two great-grandchildren; three sisters, Arlene (the late Joe) Dazzo of Bridgeview, IL, Barbara (Ralph) Martino of Woodridge, IL, and Carol (Louis) Martino of Woodridge, IL; one brother, Joseph (Connie) Ossey of Bolingbrook, IL; and numerous nieces, nephews, and their families. Preceding her in death were her parents; one daughter, Jane Allison (9/10/2019); and one brother, Leonard Ossey. Visitation for Kathryn will be at the R.W. Patterson Funeral Home & Crematory, Braidwood, IL, Friday, February 14, 2020 from 4-8 p.m. Funeral services will also be at the funeral home, Saturday , February 15, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Braceville-Gardner Cemetery, Braceville, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in her name may be directed to the Joliet Area Community Hospice, local humane society of your choice, or to the Alzheimer’s Association. For more information and to sign her online guestbook please log on to www.rwpattersonfuneralhomes.com or find us on Facebook at R.W. Patterson Funeral Home & Crematory.