Eunice L. “Rusty” (LeGrand) Brown

Eunice L. “Rusty” (LeGrand) Brown passed away suddenly on Monday at Butler Memorial Hospital, three days after celebrating her 70th birthday.

Born June 1, 1948, in Butler, she was the daughter to her late parents, Henry “Red” LeGrand and Catherine “Kitty” Heasley LeGrand.

She was married to the late Paul L. Brown. They were married on Jan. 28, 1967, and were married for 21 years. They could always be seen at the local racetrack where Paul raced coupe and sprint cars for many years, before he died in a car accident in 1988.

Rusty had previously worked at Butler Memorial Hospital in the dispatch and drug and alcohol departments. She enjoyed seeing familiar faces every time she was in the hospital for a “tune up.”

She was very much a “survivor,” having been in a horrific car accident in 1979, that left her with a severe leg injury that she had numerous surgeries on to repair and that she struggled with most of her life. She was a two-time breast cancer survivor and had also undergone quadruple bypass surgery, among other procedures and setbacks in her life.

She was a loving and selfless person, always putting others' needs before her own and was always willing to lend a hand or lend words of encouragement to others.

She was an amazing mother and grandmother and loved nothing more than spending time with her eight grandchildren, who were her pride and joy.

Finally out of pain and suffering, she is now in the hands of God and together again with the love of her life, Paul.

Surviving are her three daughters, Melissa (Paul) Cirillo, Christina (Jeff) Dubyak and Rebecca (Robert) Salata, all of Butler; her grandchildren, William, Lucas, Anthony, Logan, Angela, Landon, Jaxon and Kohl; eight siblings, Lorraine (Ron) Cottage of Butler, Larry G. LeGrand Sr. of Butler, Henry J. “Hank” (Barb) LeGrand of Renfrew, Beverly (Howard) Undercuffler of Fenelton, Bernice Meissner of Butler, Theresa Kepple of Butler, Dianne Neal of West Sunbury, and Richard E. “Rick” (Lynn) LeGrand of Butler; and her many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents and her husband, Paul Brown, who died April 7, 1988, she was preceded in death by a sister-in-law, Judy LeGrand; and three brothers-in-law, Robert Kepple, Robert Neal and Richard Meissner.

BROWN — Friends of Eunice L. “Rusty” (LeGrand) Brown, who died Monday, June 4, 2018, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Geibel Funeral Home, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler.A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Friday at St. Mary of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church in Herman.Interment will follow in St. Mary's Parish Cemetery.For more information or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.geibelfuneralhome.com.