Sylvia M. Brown

Sylvia M. Brown, age 90, of Green Bay passed away on Sunday, October 5, 2025 at Unity Hospice in De Pere after a short illness.

Sylvia was born October 22, 1934 in Green Bay, daughter of the late Merton and Lorraine (Smits) Brown. She was a graduate of St. Joseph Academy High School with the Class of 1952. 

Sylvia was a Franciscan nun for 14 years and taught at St. Agnes Grade School in Green Bay. She then taught English at Bayview Middle School until her retirement. After her retirement, she volunteered at Silver Lake College and St. Mary’s Hospital. 

Sylvia enjoyed skiing and bowling in her younger years and was an avid Green Bay Packers fan. Her dogs, Lucy and Muffy, were her constant companions.

Sylvia will be greatly missed by her nieces and nephews Gene (Nancy) Nader, Kim (Mindy) Nader, Richard Jr (Joan) Nader, James (Julie) Nader, Daniel (Marcia) Nader, Ann (Gary) Nader, Thomas (Angie) Nader and Steve (Jane) Brown, as well as her great nieces and nephews, too numerous to mention. She will also be sorely missed by Marcy and Dick Merner, who were so much help in the last several years as well as many other friends.  Sylvia was preceded in death by her parents Merton & Lorraine Brown, her siblings Richard (Marlene) Brown, Mary (Kenneth) Deprey and Patricia Nader, and her niece Angie (Karl) Myers.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Agnes Catholic Church.  Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be the Rev. Quinn Mann with entombment to take place at Shrine of the Good Shepherd Mausoleum.

The family will greet relatives and friends at the church on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the services at 11:00 a.m.

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The Lyndahl Funeral Home is assisting the Brown family with funeral arrangements.

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