Cheryl L. Brown

WALES – Cheryl L. (Cronin) Brown, 64, of Stafford Road, died Wednesday, December 13, 2023, in her home after a battle with cancer.  She is survived by her husband of 33 years, Thomas L. Brown of Wales; three children, Jessica Rioux of Portland, OR, Shelly Savicki and her husband Joe of Wales, and Thomas H. Brown and his partner Holly Gordon of Wales; two sisters, Cindy L. Howard and her husband Jim of Dudley, and Carol L. Mahoney of Dudley; her father- and mother-in-law, Howard and Nancy Brown of Panama City Beach, FL; her sisters-in-law, Deborah Kalp and her husband Jeff Spengler of Panama City Beach, FL, and Cyndi Zarriello and her husband Phil of Grafton; six grandchildren, Finnegan, Christopher, Brenden, Jaycob, Sarah, and Melinda; two special aunts, Judith Brown and Louise Partridge; and many nieces and nephews.  She was predeceased by a brother, Richard D. Cronin who died in 2009.  She was born in Webster, daughter of the late William F. and Pearl N. (Burlingame) Cronin, was raised in Oxford and moved to Wales in 1997.

Mrs. Brown was a production manager at the Center of Hope in Southbridge for 27 years.  She was a member of St. Stan’s Polish Club in West Warren, and she enjoyed gardening.  Her husband was her best friend, as she was his best friend.  She will be remembered as a wonderful woman who will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

Memorial calling hours are Saturday, January 6, 2024, from 9:00-11:30 a.m. at Paradis-Givner Funeral Home, 357 Main St., Oxford.  A celebration of her life will follow the calling hours at 12:00 noon at Francesco’s Restaurant, 45 Palmer Road (Route 20), Brimfield.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942, or to the Center of Hope Foundation, P.O. Box 66, Southbridge, MA 01550.