Arlis Dorothy Brown (Grulke), age 90, of Pleasant Prairie, passed away on September 29th, 2023. She was born on September 25th, 1933, in Rogers City, Michigan to the late Adolph Grulke and Anna (Ristow). On December 19th, 1953, she married Richard Brown. She lived in Waukegan, IL, most of her life, but moved to Kenosha in 2003. She worked at Abbott Labs for many years before retiring in 1999.
She is survived by her husband Richard Brown, son Randall (Randy) Brown (Jodi) of Pleasant Prairie, grandchildren: Ryan (Lindsey) Brown of Grayslake, IL, and Jori (David) Sewell of Lake Villa, IL, great grandchildren: Tatum Brown, Rowan Brown, Arya Sewell and Ava Sewell, and a brother Ron (Audrey) Grulke of Ellsworth, MI. She is preceded in death by her parents, 3 sisters and 2 brothers.
Services for Arlis will be held at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church on Saturday, October 7th, 2023, at 12:00, with a visitation at 10:00 A.M. at the church.
The family would like to thank all the relatives and close friends who always asked about mom, offering their help whenever needed, and those who frequently visited her. A special thank you to the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church family. They helped get Dad back and forth to the nursing home many times, and brought him meals at home from time to time.
