Patricia M. Brewer

    Brewer, Patricia M., 79, August 6, 2011.  Arrangements by Dunn Funeral Home, Houlton.  Interment held in the Old St. Mary’s Cemetery.
    BLAINE & MONTICELLO – With her family at her side, Patricia Marie Brewer, 79, passed from this world into Heaven at Aroostook Health Center in Mars Hill on August 6, 2011. The daughter of William and Leda (Theriault) Brown, she was born on October 24, 1931 in Fort Kent.
    When Pat was seven years old, her family relocated to Houlton where she lived and attended school. She was a 1950 graduate of Houlton High School. After graduating high school, Pat worked as a nursing assistant for the two local hospitals.
    On March 26, 1951, Pat married her best friend and true love, Jay A. Brewer. Together they built a long, loving marriage that lasted 60 years. They raised their three children in a home filled with happiness, mutual respect and love. The greatest joy in her life was spending time with her family, and she loved teasing her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
    Pat enjoyed reading, watching old movies, and cooking for her crowd. She enjoyed going to camp, having picnics, knitting and crocheting. She was a 39-year member of Monticello Grange, a member of the Aroostook Pomona Grange, the Maine State Grange, and the National Grange. She was a communicant of Saint Mary of the Visitation Church in Houlton and Saint Joseph’s Parish in Mars Hill. During the last year of Pat’s life, she was a resident of the Aroostook Health Center in Mars Hill, where she received excellent care. The staff members were not only caregivers, but also family and friends.
    Along with her husband, Jay, Pat leaves behind her son, Peter Jay Brewer and his wife, Jo, of Houlton; her daughter, Jan Marie Martin and her husband, Michael, of Monticello; her baby, Susie Jayne Tweedie and her husband, Michael, of Blaine; their faithful companion, Smoky; 11 grand-children, Christopher and Lynnette, Jayson and Rachel and Patrick and Robbin Brewer, all of Houlton, Christopher and Tracey Martin of Bangor, Margaret (Martin) and Michael Blevins of Mars Hill, Daniel and Tracey Martin of Phoenix, AZ, Joshua and Jennifer Tweedie of Blaine, Timothy and Erica Tweedie of Houlton, Elizabeth (Tweedie) and Craig Allen of Blaine, Michelle (Tweedie) and Taylor McLaughlin of Mars Hill, and Jeremy Tweedie of Blaine; 25 great-grandchildren; two brothers: Earl (Mac) Brown and Reynold (Pete) Brown of CT; special friend, Ethel Knox; and many other extended family members. Her parents and her older brother, C. Harry Brown, predeceased her.
    The Brewer family would like to express their deepest gratitude to the employees of AHC, Dr. Eric Nicholas, and Dr. Ted Sussman for the excellent care given to their beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
    A mass of Christian burial was celebrated at Saint Mary of the Visitation Church at 2 p.m. Tuesday, with Father David Raymond officiating. Friends called at the church 12 noon until the time of the mass. Interment was in the Old Saint Mary’s Cemetery. Gifts may be made in Pat’s memory to the Patricia Brewer Memorial Fund to benefit the Aroostook Health Center, c/o Dunn Funeral Home, 11 Park Street, Houlton, ME 04730. Online condolences and guest book: dunnfuneral.com.