Barbara Brown, 72, of Marion, wife of the late Thomas S. Brown Sr., passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 5, at Tobey Hospital. She was born in Wareham the daughter of the late Alphonse and Aileen (Pratt) Charette.

She graduated from Wareham Public Schools and worked for many years in the cranberry industry. She was an avid New England Patriots and Boston Red Sox fan. She also enjoyed bingo and her outings to Foxwoods.  

She is survived by her children: Lori Connor and her husband Timothy of Wareham and Thomas S. Brown, Jr. and his wife Kelley Burke of Marion. She was the sister of Michelle Smith of Buzzards Bay, Martha Charrette of New Bedford, David Charrette of Wareham, Alphonse Charrette of Rhode Island and Edith Franklin of New Bedford. She was the loving grandmother of Taylor Connor of Wareham and Alison Roberts of Marion. She was the daughter in-law of Hazel Brown of Wareham and she was also survived by many loving nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. She was the sister of the late Penney Benoit.

Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 11, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Wareham Village Funeral Home 5 Centre St., Wareham. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend. Her graveside service will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 10:30 a.m. in Centre Cemetery Annex, Tihonet Road Wareham. To leave a message of condolence for the family please visit www.warehamvillagefuneralhome.com