Peacefully passed away on May 1, 2011, in Carson City, Nev. She was born Nov. 5, 1926, in North Dakota to John and Katherine Dinius.

She moved to Post Falls with her parents as a small child and spent the majority of her life there. She married John Brown in 1950 and raised four children in the Pleasantview/Post Falls area. They later divorced. She loved to travel, read, cook and spend time with family and friends. She spent several years cooking the Cowboy Breakfast at the Pleasantview School.

She is survived by her son, Terry Brown of San Francisco, Calif.; daughters Carolyn Brown of Coeur d'Alene and Sue Burke (Bob) of Washoe Valley, Nev.; grandchildren Michelle Geiskopf (Jeff), Jodi Dayborn (Mica), Crystal Brown and Jared Brown; great-grandchildren Taylor, Joelle and Rihanna; sister and brother-in-law Joyce and Myron Hodgson; sister-in-law Dorothy (Dinius) Rausch; nieces Debbie Forbes and Paula Hodgson; and nephews Br. Claude Lane and Jake Hodgson.

She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Don Dinius, son Michael Brown and nephew James Lane.

A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, May 22, 2011, at the Pleasantview School, 18724 W. Riverview Drive, Post Falls.