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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271876
Title: Judith R. Brown
Date: 9/21/1955-10/6/2025
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Inscription/Marks: 9/21/1955
Summary: Judy Brown, 70, of Dickinson, ND, passed away October 6, 2025, at her home in Dickinson, with her family by her side. A liturgy service was held October 9, 2025, at Stevenson Funeral Home. Judy was born on September 21, 1955, in Rawlins, WY, to Raymond and Bertha (O’Donnell) Erickson. She grew up in Rawlins, where she graduated from Rawlins High School in 1974. It was there she met the love of her life, Eugene Brown, and the two were married on October 20, 1981. Judy dedicated her life to caring for others—especially children. She ran Judy’s Day Care from 1985 to 2021, touching the lives of countless families across Wyoming and North Dakota. She had a special way with babies—“the smaller they were, the better she liked them”—and her gentle heart made every child feel loved and safe. Her career with children was truly her life’s calling. A woman of deep faith, Judy was a lifelong Catholic who lived with kindness and grace. She enjoyed the simple joys of life: reading, cross-stitching, birdwatching, and cheering for football and basketball games. She loved Disney and Mickey Mouse, and she looked forward to the annual fish fry every year. Judy especially cherished going for drives in the country with Eugene—her favorite companion and forever best friend. Those who knew Judy remember her as quiet and reserved until she got to know you—then she was warm, witty, and full of life. She was, without question, Eugene’s girl, and her love for family was steadfast and strong. Judy is survived by her husband, Eugene Brown of Dickinson; her daughter Stephanie Tuttle; three grandchildren, Kaitlyn Tuttle, Kinnick Tuttle, Krista Walker; sister, Cathy Mullette; mother-in-law, Deloris Brown; brothers-in-law, Mike Brown, Matt Brown; sister-in-law, DeAnn (Doug) Haugland; many nieces and nephews and her beloved dog Gizmo. She was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Bertha Erickson; brother, Rick Erickson; sister, Chris Wells; father-in-law, Henry Brown; and brothers-in-law, Ron and Dale Brown.
Red ID: FND_I_79371 Image ID: 538542 Image Notes: FND001 271876

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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