IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Hilary Shawn
Mclaughlin Brown
December 1, 1976 – October 26, 2015
Obituary
Hilary Shawn McLaughlin Brown, 38, of South Auburn (Clapper Hill), PA, passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 26, 2015 at Tyler Memorial Hospital/Commonwealth Health in Tunkhannock.
She was born at Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock on Dec. 1, 1976, one of two daughters to Susan Button Beitel and Nicholas McLaughlin of Clapper Hill.
Hilary was a graduate of the Wyalusing Valley Jr.-Sr. High School, Class of 1995. She married her high school sweetheart, Eric Brown of Wyalusing, on Aug. 24, 2002.
She is survived by her husband, Eric Brown of South Auburn and their two sons, Augustus and Elijah, both at home. She is also survived by her mother, Susan Button Beitel and stepfather, Thomas (Pop) Beitel of South Auburn; sister and brother-in-law, Liza Smith and Donny Smith and their children, Nicholas and Molly Smith of South Auburn; stepsisters, Marie (Tuck) Simpson of Colorado, Stephanie Purdy of Springville; brother-in-law, Tom Purdy of South Auburn and an uncle, Richard (Jean) McLaughlin of Wilkes-Barre; her father- and mother-in-law, Jim and Debbie Brown of Wyalusing; brother-in-law, Tom (Eileen Ottaviani) Brown of Meshoppen; sister-in-law, Sarah (Steve) Brown Pennay and a niece, Blythe Pennay of Laceyville.
Hilary was preceded in death by her father, Nicholas McLaughlin and maternal grandparents, Herbert and Alma Dean Button of Beaver Meadows and paternal grandparents, Donald and Sonja McLaughlin of New York City.
Hilary was a devoted mother, wife, daughter and aunt. Her biggest joy in life was being mother to her two sons, Gussy and Eli.
During her high school years, she was a member of the WVHS Volleyball team. She also enjoyed running to maintain her health and loved being outdoors.
Hilary touched the hearts of everyone that she met. She was a strong woman, which became especially apparent after she was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia on Feb. 18, 2014, at 37 years of age.
In May of 2015, she was told that she was officially in remission and remained in remission until the time of her death.
On June 13, 2015, Hilary was the honorary chair of Wyalusing's Relay for Life. A week or so after the relay, she was once again hospitalized, and after testing, it was found that she had developed Graph versus Host Disease.
Until the time of her illness, she was employed at NMS Security at Procter & Gamble in Mehoopany.
She was a member of the Beaver Meadows United Methodist Church.
At the request of the family, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to AstraZeneca Hope Lodge of the American Cancer Society-Phila., 110 W. Laurel Avenue, Cheltenham, PA 19012 or contact them via www.cancer.org to donate to the lodge.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 11 a.m. at Sheldon Funeral Home, 155 Church Street, Wyalusing, with Pastor Vickie Ellis officiating.
Online condolences made be made at www.sheldonfuneralhomes.com
She was born at Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock on Dec. 1, 1976, one of two daughters to Susan Button Beitel and Nicholas McLaughlin of Clapper Hill.
Hilary was a graduate of the Wyalusing Valley Jr.-Sr. High School, Class of 1995. She married her high school sweetheart, Eric Brown of Wyalusing, on Aug. 24, 2002.
She is survived by her husband, Eric Brown of South Auburn and their two sons, Augustus and Elijah, both at home. She is also survived by her mother, Susan Button Beitel and stepfather, Thomas (Pop) Beitel of South Auburn; sister and brother-in-law, Liza Smith and Donny Smith and their children, Nicholas and Molly Smith of South Auburn; stepsisters, Marie (Tuck) Simpson of Colorado, Stephanie Purdy of Springville; brother-in-law, Tom Purdy of South Auburn and an uncle, Richard (Jean) McLaughlin of Wilkes-Barre; her father- and mother-in-law, Jim and Debbie Brown of Wyalusing; brother-in-law, Tom (Eileen Ottaviani) Brown of Meshoppen; sister-in-law, Sarah (Steve) Brown Pennay and a niece, Blythe Pennay of Laceyville.
Hilary was preceded in death by her father, Nicholas McLaughlin and maternal grandparents, Herbert and Alma Dean Button of Beaver Meadows and paternal grandparents, Donald and Sonja McLaughlin of New York City.
Hilary was a devoted mother, wife, daughter and aunt. Her biggest joy in life was being mother to her two sons, Gussy and Eli.
During her high school years, she was a member of the WVHS Volleyball team. She also enjoyed running to maintain her health and loved being outdoors.
Hilary touched the hearts of everyone that she met. She was a strong woman, which became especially apparent after she was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia on Feb. 18, 2014, at 37 years of age.
In May of 2015, she was told that she was officially in remission and remained in remission until the time of her death.
On June 13, 2015, Hilary was the honorary chair of Wyalusing's Relay for Life. A week or so after the relay, she was once again hospitalized, and after testing, it was found that she had developed Graph versus Host Disease.
Until the time of her illness, she was employed at NMS Security at Procter & Gamble in Mehoopany.
She was a member of the Beaver Meadows United Methodist Church.
At the request of the family, in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to AstraZeneca Hope Lodge of the American Cancer Society-Phila., 110 W. Laurel Avenue, Cheltenham, PA 19012 or contact them via www.cancer.org to donate to the lodge.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 11 a.m. at Sheldon Funeral Home, 155 Church Street, Wyalusing, with Pastor Vickie Ellis officiating.
Online condolences made be made at www.sheldonfuneralhomes.com
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